Confused as to how 'antes de' works in the example

Connor L.B2Kwiziq community member

Confused as to how 'antes de' works in the example

In the example Nosotros podemos salir antes del trabajo temprano hoy, wouldn't it mean the same thing to say Nosotros podemos salir del trabajo temprano hoy.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate poder in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Connor

Yes, changing the order of those two elements in the sentence won't change the meaning. Spanish is quite flexible in terms of order.

Inma

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Connor L. asked:

Confused as to how 'antes de' works in the example

In the example Nosotros podemos salir antes del trabajo temprano hoy, wouldn't it mean the same thing to say Nosotros podemos salir del trabajo temprano hoy.

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