bü

See also: bue, bué, bue', and Appendix:Variations of "bu"

Volapük

Preposition

bü

1. before, ago (bü yels tel = two years ago)
2. to, before (when telling time)

   Binos foldil bü düp kilid

   It is a quarter to three.

   • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:

     Vipob binön tö stajon tü foldil düpa bü deveg trena.

     I wish to be at the station a quarter of an hour before the departure of the train.

Derived terms

• büä