перед тем как

Russian

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲerʲɪt ˈtʲem kak]

Conjunction

пе́ред те́м как • (péred tém kak) (+ a finite verb)

  1. before

Usage notes

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

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