pred

Etymology
of various words.

Etymology
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Preposition

 * 1)  before, just before, shortly before (of occurrence, answering the question )
 * 2)  before, in front of, before (without change of position, answering the question /)
 * 3)  in front of, to the front of, before (with change of position, answering the question )
 * 4)  in face of, before, facing
 * 5)  ago
 * 1)  in face of, before, facing
 * 2)  ago
 * 1)  ago

Usage notes
The alternative form occurs before the enclitic of some personal pronouns to ease the pronunciation:
 * preda me / preda mnom
 * preda te / pred tobom
 * pred nj / pred njim

Etymology
From.

Preposition

 * 1) before, in front of (motion to)
 * 2) before, in front of (stationary)
 * 3) before, previous to (in time)