до того как

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Russian

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

до того́ как (do tovó kak)

  1. before, till

Usage notes

  • До того́ как evokes an impression that a very short interval exists between two events, unlike пе́ред тем как (péred tem kak). But in most cases, до того́ как and пе́ред те́м как can be interchanged.

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