How to translate sentences like "before doing X" in Latin since ante requires an accusative?
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you could use a gerund?– gmvhCommented Feb 24, 2021 at 13:24
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Not sure if this is correct– KimPCommented Feb 24, 2021 at 14:13
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3Really needs more specificity. Even a single English example would be helpful.– cmw ♦Commented Feb 24, 2021 at 17:58
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related: latin.stackexchange.com/questions/14987/…– d_eCommented Feb 27, 2021 at 8:45
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Ante quam (or one word antequam), tense and mood vary (Lewis & Short s.v. ante II.b.2.). Ante quam ad sententiam redeo, de me pauca dicam, Cic. Cat. 4, 20, etc. etc.
