No. 621 in Swedish
innan
"Innan" means "before" in English.
In a sentence
Jag måste städa rummet innan gästerna kommer.
I must clean the room before the guests arrive.
'Innan' is used here as a conjunction introducing a time clause, describing the action that must happen before a specific event occurs.
Han hann inte avsluta sitt arbete innan mötet.
He did not finish his work before the meeting.
'Innan' introduces the context of 'before' in a specific time frame, connecting two events sequentially.
Innan vi går, ska vi dubbelkolla allt.
Before we leave, we will double-check everything.
In this sentence, 'innan' functions similarly by leading into a subordinate clause specifying a time sequence.
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