накану́не
- 1.
the day before, the previous day
Он прие́хал накану́не и сра́зу лёг спать.
He arrived the day before and went straight to bed.
Used on its own, without a following noun.
- 2.
on the eve of, just before
Э́то случи́лось накану́не Нового го́да.
It happened on the eve of New Year.
With a noun in the genitive; often of an important event.
Usage info
- gen.
Examples
Мы вспоминали пиршествовавших накануне друзей.
We reminisced about the friends who had feasted the day before.
Переедавший накануне гость чувствовал себя плохо утром.
The guest who had overeaten the day before felt ill in the morning.
Причащавшийся накануне монах чувствовал особый покой.
The monk who had received communion the day before felt a special sense of peace.
Она, исповедовавшаяся накануне, чувствовала облегчение.
She, having confessed the day before, felt relieved.
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