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German conjunction · CEFR B1

bevor

Meaning in English: before (conjunction)

Rank 752 of 5,000conjunctionLevel B1
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Example

Wasch dir die Hände, bevor du isst.

Wash your hands before you eat.

How common is bevor?

bevor is number 752 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 119 times per million words — about once every 8,400 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 62% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 748das Badbathroom; bath
  2. 749offenopen
  3. 750Ideenideas
  4. 751der Zeitpunktpoint in time, moment
  5. 752bevorbefore (conjunction)
  6. 753der Startstart; take-off
  7. 754die Sprachelanguage
  8. 755der Unterrichtlessons, class, teaching
  9. 756Kommunenmunicipalities, local authorities

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