No. 411 in Slovenian
preden
"Preden" in Slovenian means "before" (in the context of time or action).
In a sentence
Preden začneš govoriti, premisli o svojih besedah.
Before you start speaking, think about your words.
'Preden' here functions as a conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause indicating the prior action to the main verb's action.
Zvečer moram dokončati delo, preden grem spat.
In the evening, I need to finish work before I go to sleep.
In this sentence, 'preden' introduces a time clause specifying what needs to happen before another action.
Premisli, preden se odločiš o svojem naslednjem koraku.
Reflect before you make a decision about your next step.
Here, 'preden' denotes a condition that should be fulfilled in terms of sequence or priority before the main action occurs.
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