перед тем как

Russian

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈpʲerʲɪt ˈtʲem kak]

Conjunction

пе́ред те́м как • (péred tém kak) [with finite verb]

before

Usage notes

пе́ред те́м как (péred tém kak) evokes an impression that no short interval could exist between two events, unlike до того́ как (do tovó kak). But in most cases, the two can be interchanged.

Related terms

пре́жде чем (préžde čem)