Before in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishLinks two events to indicate that one occurs earlier in time than the other.

Definition in FrenchRelie deux événements pour indiquer que l'un a lieu plus tôt que l'autre.

Example sentences

• J'avais fait la vaisselle avant que ma mère se lève.🔊

  I had washed the dishes before my mother got up.

• Ma sœur avait mangé avant que je me lève.🔊

  My sister had eaten before I got up.

Learn it in a lesson

• Putting past events in order in French

before in other languages

• What before means
• In Portuguese
• In Japanese