Before in Malayalam

മുമ്പില്‍ (mumbil) means in front, before, ahead, and it follows the noun it relates to, as in the house in front. Pronounce it mum-bil. For before in the sense of earlier in time, Malayalam uses other words, and as a prefix it shortens.

Most common translation

മുമ്പില്‍ (mumbil)

Before, in front.

വീടിന്റെ മുമ്പില്‍ ഒരു മാവുണ്ട്.

veedinte mumbil oru maavundu.

There is a mango tree in front of the house.

All Malayalam words for “before”

മുമ്പില്‍ and മുന്നില്‍ (munnil) are before as in front, മുമ്പാകെ (mumbake) is the formal before or in the presence of, നേരത്തെ (nerathe) is earlier in time, and മുൻ (mun) is the prefix meaning former or pre-.

Common questions

How do you say before in Malayalam?

മുമ്പില്‍ (mumbil) for in front, and നേരത്തെ (nerathe) for earlier in time.

How do you say before a court or an officer?

മുമ്പാകെ (mumbake), the formal word for in the presence of.