пријед
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Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perdъ.
Pronunciation
Preposition
пријед (Latin spelling prijed)
- in front of, to the front of (with change of position, answering the question ку̀да)
- C(ј)едни пр(иј)еда ме. ― Sit in front of me.
- just before, shortly before (of occurrence, answering the question ка̏д)
- пр(иј)ед рат ― just before the war
- before, in front of (without change of position, answering the question гдје̏/где̏)
- С(ј)едим пр(иј)ед кућом. ― I'm sitting in front of the house.
- (figuratively) (+ instrumental case) in face of, facing
Usage notes
The alternative form прије̏да occurs before the enclitic forms of the personal pronoun:
- прије̏да ме
- прије̏да те
- прије̏да се
- прије̏да њ
- прије̏да мно̄м