пред

Preposition

пред • (pred)

1. in front of, before

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *perdъ.

Preposition

пред • (pred)

1. before

   Пред смртта на мајка ти, живеевме на село.

   Before your mother's death, we lived in the countryside.

2. ago

   Се вселивме пред две години.

   We moved in two years ago.

3. in front of

   Има камион пред влезот од гаражата.

   There is a truck in front of the entrance to the garage.

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic [Term?]. Doublet of пе́ред (péred), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲɪt]

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Preposition

пред • (pred)

1. in front of, before (+ instrumental case)

See also

• пред- (pred-)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пред”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Alternative forms

• пре̏да

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *perdъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prêd/

Preposition

пре̏д (Latin spelling prȅd)

1. (+ accusative case) in front of, to the front of (with change of position, answering the question ку̀да)

   C(ј)едни преда ме. ― Sit in front of me.

2. (+ accusative case) just before, shortly before (of occurrence, answering the question ка̏д)

   пред рат ― just before the war

3. (+ instrumental case) before, in front of (without change of position, answering the question гдје̏/где̏)

   С(ј)едим пред кућом. ― I'm sitting in front of the house.

4. (figuratively) (+ instrumental case) in face of, facing