| Part of speech | conjunction |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kɔ̀ːn/ |
| Afrikaans | voor |
|---|---|
| Czech | dříve než |
| Dutch | aleer; alvorens; alvorens te; eer; voor; vooraleer; voordat |
| English | before |
| English (Old English) | ær þæm þe; ær þon þe |
| Esperanto | antaŭ ol |
| French | avant de; avant que |
| German | bevor; ehe |
| Papiamento | antes cu; promé; promer cu; promé ku |
| Portuguese | antes de; antes que |
| Saterland Frisian | aleer; befoar; eer |
| Spanish | antes de que |
| Swahili | kabla |
| West Frisian | ear’t; foar’t; alear’t |