"She runs before me."

Translation: Hon springer före mig.

[J2.L4]

I'm assuming this isn't Shakespearean English

[Arnauti]

The Swedish sentence is ambiguous, it could mean both in front of in a spatial sense, and before in a temporal sense. If we'd say framför, it would clearly just mean in front of. If we'd say innan, it would clearly be before in the temporal sense.

[araruney]

But would i be wrong if i said framför ? At first i thought it's framför,but i check the translation and it only offered före.Because in this case she runs before me means pretty much she runs in front of me

[Arnauti]

Hon springer framför mig is a perfectly good sentence, it means 'She runs in front of me'.
She runs before me here is most likely to have a temporal meaning, like in 'She runs before I run', so it should be Hon springer före mig.

[araruney]

Okay i just wanted to know if there was something wrong with framför in that context.Thank you very much for the clarification!

[freymuth]

Is there any overlap where either framför or före could be used?

[friswing]

framför is spatial (where?), but före can be either spatial, or temporal (when?).

[Kim197311]

Having made the same mistake earlier, this time I used framfo:r and it was marked wrong. Having trouble understanding how to recognize this is a temporal meaning?

[Joel__W]

Hah, true. In front of would fit better.

[friswing]

Unless it is a relay race ... (she takes the first turn, I the second) ...?

[Alkimeer]

What are the differences between 'springer' and 'rinner'? Do they both mean different subjects?

[friswing]

People springer, but water rinner.

[g.uh]

I did not understand what do you mean with temporal sense talking about innan :/

[Arnauti]

Temporal sense = time.
Spatial sense = place.

[g.uh]

I know that temporal means time.
I was asking was is to be before in temporal sense
Jag vet inte :/

[Arnauti]

Hm, let's say she starts running at 16:45 and I start running at 17:00, then she runs before me in a temporal sense, is that clearer?

[g.uh]

Ja ! Tack sa mycket Arnauti
I really like you ! <3

[Arnauti]

Thank you! I'm glad it helped!

[Chris411682]

Me too

[HPFoley]

Could this not be "Hon springer framför mig."?

[friswing]

Look at Arnautis comment above. 'framför' = in front of (a spatial sense), so Yes, the Swedish sentence with 'före' is ambiguous.

[velibor.ze]

Would "Hon springer framför mig." be the same as "Hon springer framåt mig."?

[ion1122]

No. The word framåt is usually an adverb, not a preposition. As a preposition, it usually means toward(s) or along.

Hon spinger framåt = She runs ahead
Hon spinger före/innan/framför mig = She runs before me
Följ mig framåt vägen = Follow me along the road

[benbee1]

When waiting in line at a checkout and I would like to let someone in before me in the que. Could i say.....,"Du kan gärne gå före mig"?

[friswing]

Yes, almost, you have a typo. It is gärna (it ends in -a). Your sentence is very well, friendly, expressed.

[Nathalie866349]

Is"Hon springer innan mig" possible?

[friswing]

No, 'innan' is a conjunction when you start a new phrase with a subject and verb following. E.g.: She runs before going to bed: Hon springer innan hon går till sängs. (I know, even Swedes make mistakes when it comes to choosing between: före/innan.) But if you are 'in front of' you are 'framför' or 'före'

[Nathalie866349]

Tack så mycket!