Temporal preposition 'vor' (before, + dative)
Temporale Präposition 'vor' (+ Dativ)
Temporal 'vor' (before) takes the .
Structure
vor + Dativ (zeitlich: davor)
vor + dative (temporal: before that)
Details
- Part of Speech
- Preposition
- Word Type
- Temporal preposition
- Register
- Standard
Explanation
What it is. In a time context vor means before and points to a moment earlier than another. It is a temporal .
How it is used. Temporal vor always takes the dative: vor dem Essen (before the meal), vor der Arbeit (before work). With a time span it means ago: vor einer Woche (a week ago), vor drei Tagen (three days ago).
Examples.
- Ich dusche vor dem Frühstück. - I shower before breakfast.
- Vor einer Woche war ich krank. - A week ago I was sick.
Common mistakes. Use the , not the : vor dem Essen, not vor das Essen. Note that the same word vor can also be a local two-way (vor dem Haus - in front of the house); here we mean the time use.
About Temporal preposition 'vor' (before, + dative)
Temporal 'vor' (before) takes the .
Temporal 'vor' + ; also 'vor einer Woche' = a week ago.
Temporales 'vor' (davor) steht mit dem .
Caution
Temporal 'vor' takes the dative: 'vor dem Essen', 'vor einer Woche' (= a week ago).