до того как

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Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [də‿tɐˈvo kak] (phonetic respelling: до тово́ как)

Conjunction[edit]

до того́ как (do tovó kak) (+ a finite verb)

  1. before, till

Usage notes[edit]

  • До того́ как implies that a very short interval exists between two events, unlike пе́ред тем как (péred tem kak), in which no interval is implied. But in most cases, до того́ как and пе́ред те́м как can be interchanged.

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