пријед

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perdъ.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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пријед (Latin spelling prijed)

  1. in front of, to the front of (with change of position, answering the question ку̀да) [with accusative]
    C(ј)едни пр(иј)еда ме.Sit in front of me.
  2. just before, shortly before (of occurrence, answering the question ка̏д) [with accusative]
    пр(иј)ед ратjust before the war
  3. before, in front of (without change of position, answering the question гдје̏/где̏) [with instrumental]
    С(ј)едим пр(иј)ед кућом.I'm sitting in front of the house.
  4. (figuratively) (+ instrumental case) in face of, facing

Usage notes

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The alternative form прије̏да occurs before the enclitic forms of the personal pronoun:

прије̏да ме
прије̏да те
прије̏да се
прије̏да њ
прије̏да мно̄м