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Erklären Sie mir bitte den Unterschied. Kann jemand mir bitte den Unterschied zwischen Vor Bevor Zuvor Davor erklären? Danke

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You can also distinguish them if you think in grammatical categories:

 

vor = preposition (used together with some noun), both temporal and local

davor = pronomial adverb, replaces "vor + X"

zuvor = temporal adverb (meaning: "at some time in the past")

bevor = subclause conjunction (the action in the main clause happens before he action in the subclause).

 

Ich stehe vor der Tür. -> Ich stehe davor.

Vor acht Uhr wird es nicht hell -> Davor wird es nicht hell.

Bevor es hell wird, singen die Vögel. [note how the verb moves to the end in the "bevor" clause]

Ich have in der Vergangenheit schon Pizza gegessen. -> Ich habe zuvor schon Pizza gegessen.

 

So they are really different (except "vor + X" and "davor", which are like "X" and "it", and can replace each other), and it's not so difficult to find out which one to use.

 

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Vor: You use 'vor' to say something like 'a few weeks ago' what would be 'vor ein paar Wochen'. You can also use it like 'in front of the door' what would be 'Vor der Tür' Bevor: This is used to say something about 'timing' like 'before I go to work, I...' would be 'Bevor ich zur Arbeit gehe, ...' oder 'before it gets worse' 'Bevor es schlimmer wird...' Zuvor: this is also used in a manner of time. 'I went to the supermarket, but before I was at the bank' would be like 'Ich ging zum Supermarkt, aber zuvor war ich in der Bank' Davor: This is used to refer to positions, like 'It's right in front of it' - 'Es ist genau davor!' Or to describe a certain thing/situation... 'I'm afraid of it' - 'Davor habe ich Angst' etc. I guess there are more exceptions, but that's what comes to my mind right now. I hope it helps :)
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Superb! Danke Nick :) It's clear now. But the problem starts when I need to use them :D

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