In front of, before, ago - Vor (The 50th Most Common German Word)
The German word for In front of, before, ago is Vor. It can be used as preposition. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 50th most common word in German. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, time & frequency. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.
Pronunciation
English:
in front of, before, ago
German:
vor
Examples
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It's right in front of your eyes. | Es ist direkt vor Ihren Augen. |
I saw that movie a long time ago. | Ich habe den Film vor einer langen Zeit gesehen. |
I have seen that film long ago. | Ich habe den Film vor langer Zeit gesehen. |
My father died four years ago. | Mein Vater starb vor vier Jahren. |
He died three years ago. | Er ist vor drei Jahren gestorben. |
He died of old age two years ago. | Er starb vor zwei Jahren an Altersschwäche. |
He left a minute ago. | Er ist vor einer Minute gegangen. |
I was at the hospital a couple of days ago. | Ich war vor ein paar Tagen im Krankenhaus. |
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Dad arrived home a few minutes ago. | Dad ist vor ein paar Minuten nach Hause gekommen. |
He is far better off than he was ten years ago. | Er befindet sich in einer weitaus besseren Lage als vor zehn Jahren. |
The accident happened right before my eyes. | Der Unfall ist vor meinen Augen passiert. |
It's right before your eyes. | Es ist direkt vor Ihren Augen. |
You told her that you had finished the work three days ago. | Du sagtest ihr, dass du die Arbeit vor drei Tagen beendet hast. |
When I saw his mother yesterday, she said he had left the hospital a week before. | Als ich seine Mutter gestern traf, sagte diese, er wäre vor einer Woche aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen worden. |
My grandfather passed away three years ago. | Mein Opa ist vor drei Jahren gestorben. |
A long time ago, there was a young man. | Vor langer Zeit lebte ein junger Mann. |
I told you a little while ago. | Ich habe es dir vor einiger Zeit gesagt. |
I hope that no one sits in front of us. | Ich hoffe, es setzt sich niemand vor uns. |
Life lies in front of you. | Das Leben liegt noch vor dir. |
He did this before my face. | Er tat dies vor meinem Gesicht. |
I was expected here before ten. | Ich wurde hier vor zehn erwartet. |
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