"Before the summer."

Translation: Πριν το καλοκαίρι.

[spdl79]

Would προτού το καλοκαίρι work here? Or is my usage of προτού not quite correct?

[fotiosgaridis]

Προτού is mainly a medieval use for πριν and as I use it now or I hear the use of it in modern Greek it cannot quite replace πριν. I could say that now it has the meaning of πριν να that will require a comparison or further information in the sentence.

Example:

• Έλα προτού ξημερώσει = Έλα πριν να ξημερώσει
• Ήξερε να κολυμπάει προτού μάθει ακόμη να περπατά = Ήξερε να κολυμπάει πριν μάθει ακόμη να περπατά

Moreover, προτού cannot stand on its own as it usually requires verbal support (verb or infinitive).

• Προτού το καλοκαίρι = Before the summer (sounds unnatural)
• Προτού τελειώσει το καλοκαίρι = Before the summer ends (sounds ok)

Hope this helps!

[spdl79]

Thank you so much fotiosgaridis, it certainly does help. A lot!

I have some pre-existing knowledge of Greek (via Memrise), so I know a lot of words, but not necessarily how to use them properly.

[Kadmos_Thebes]

«Προτού» needs a verb next to it.

[Kadmos_Thebes]

Προτού φύγει, προτού τον δω, προτού βιαστείς να με βρίσεις.