מקודם

[Ali Smith]

שלום!

Does מקודם mikodem mean the same thing as קודם kodem? I know the latter means "before" (as an adverb). Today I heard this:

את שאלת אותי מקודם על שידוכים.
I think it means "You (f) asked me about matchmakers before."

Thanks!

 

[slus]

In this context I would translate it to earlier.

 

[Abaye]

There's also ממקודם .
Grammarians fight against it but we, the people, seem to win.

מזמן ולא "ממזמן" - האקדמיה ללשון העברית

 

[Drink]

I'm going to start saying מממקודם then.