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"before (short form)" in Dutch

voor
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Notes

See (in Dutch) explanation of the different variants: Vooraleer / alvorens / voordat / voor

Summary

The Dutch translation for “before (short form)” is voor.

Pronounced the same

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for voor
in front of voor
for vóór
before vóór

See also

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before vooraleer
before eer
before vroeger
before tevoren
before voordat
before alvorens
before vóór

Examples of "before" in use

There are 34 examples of the Dutch word for "before" being used:
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at ten to ten om tien voor tien
five to eight vijf voor acht
five to four vijf voor vier
five to two vijf voor twee
twenty to two twintig voor twee
It’s five to two. Het is vijf voor twee.
It’s ten to two. Het is tien voor twee.
It is twenty to two. Het is twintig voor twee.
twenty five past two vijf voor half drie
twenty five past six vijf voor half zeven

Practice Lesson

"before (short form)" Practice (35)
Lesson
Lesson words
before (short form),
suburbs,
to prepare
etc.

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Lesson phrases
at a quarter to four,
at ten to ten,
before dawn,
five to eight,
five to four,
five to two,
for 12.15 p.m.,
for lunch,
He fell to his knees before the idol.,
he paced back and forth in front of the hearth,
I woke up just before Tom did.,
It is twenty to two.,
It was a princess who stood outside in front of the gate.,
It’s a quarter to two.,
It’s five to two.,
It’s ten to two.,
Just in case.,
Keep your decency and bow to the old duck you see there: that is the most important of all; she is of Spanish descent, which is why she is so fat.,
My family arrives at a quarter to four.,
pre-trial detention
etc.

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