No. 387 in Serbian

пре

The Serbian word "пре" means "before" or "over" depending on context.

In a sentence

Прешли смо преко реке.
We crossed over the river.
In this sentence, 'пре' is part of 'преко', which means 'over' or 'across'.
Тај задатак морамо завршити пре пет сати.
We need to finish that task before five o'clock.
Here, 'пре' is used as a preposition to specify 'before' in time.
Он је био пре мене у реду.
He was before me in line.
In this context, 'пре' denotes spatial or sequential order, meaning 'in front of' or 'ahead of'.

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