How do you say “before” in Swedish?

The most common Swedish word for “before” is innan. Depending on the meaning you may also need före, förut, framför.

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How to say “before” in Swedish

The usual word is innanconjunction · before

innan

innan means “before”.

det dröjde länge innan han kom

it took a long time before he came

Full entry for innan

Other Swedish words for “before”

English “before” covers more than one idea. Look at what each Swedish word means on its own to pick the right one.

förepreposition
before, by, in front of
före månadens utgång (by (before) the end of the month)
förutadverb
before
Jag har aldrig gjort detta förut. (I've never done this before.)
framförpreposition
in front of
sitta framför teven (sit in front of the TV)

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