This is the 215th most frequent Slovak word.
predtým
"Predtým" means "before" or "previously" in English.
In this sentence, 'predtým' is used as an adverb to indicate a time in the past relative to some later events.
Predtým som vždy chcel byť pilotom.
Before, I always wanted to be a pilot.
Here, 'predtým' serves to express a prior occurrence, emphasizing the lack of such event before the current one.
Nikdy sme sa predtým nestretli.
We had never met before.
In this example, 'predtým' is used as a conjunction in a phrase, indicating a sequence of actions in time.