Pre nego što ospori zaduženje, potrošač traži dokaz.

Before the consumer disputes the charge, they look for evidence.

Breakdown of Pre nego što ospori zaduženje, potrošač traži dokaz.

• tražiti: to look for
• pre nego što: before
• potrošač: a consumer
• zaduženje: a charge; debit

Questions & Answers about Pre nego što ospori zaduženje, potrošač traži dokaz.

What does pre nego što mean, and when do I use it instead of just pre?

Pre nego što means before when it introduces a full clause with a conjugated verb.

Here, pre nego što ospori zaduženje = before the consumer disputes the charge.

Use pre by itself before a noun or noun phrase, not a full clause. For example:

• pre odluke = before the decision
• pre osporavanja zaduženja = before disputing the charge

So in this sentence, pre nego što is used because there is a full verb form: ospori.

Why is što included in pre nego što?

Because pre nego što is a fixed conjunction meaning before when followed by a clause.

A learner may want to break it apart word by word, but it is best to learn the whole expression as one unit:

• pre nego što + clause = before + clause

So here:

• pre nego što ospori zaduženje = before he/she disputes the charge

In normal modern Serbian, this is the standard way to introduce this kind of clause.

Why is the verb ospori used instead of osporava?

Because ospori is the perfective verb form, from , and it fits the idea of a single completed action: .