病院（びょういん）の____あるコンビニ。

家（いえ）に入（はい）る____靴（くつ）を脱（ぬ）ぐ。

食（た）べる____「いただきます」と言（い）う。

帰（かえ）る____勉強（べんきょう）をする。

____ここに来（き）ました。

食（た）べる____手（て）を洗（あら）います。

テレビ____、机（つくえ）があります。

仕事（しごと）に行（い）く____コーヒーを飲（の）む。

行（い）く____、トイレに行（い）く。

私（わたし）____、パソコンがあります。

疲（つか）れた。勉強（べんきょう）する____、寝（ね）る。

その____、しました。

寝（ね）る____、歯（は）を磨（みが）く。

買（か）う____・・・

<div class='writeup-body'>前（まえ）に is used when describing something that is either 'before something' (in time), or 'in front of something' (a location). It is used with verbs (in their non-past form), or nouns. When used with nouns, の is required before 前（まえ）に.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>病院（びょういん）の前（まえ）にあるコンビニ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'> A convenience store in front of the hospital.</div></li> <li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>家（いえ）に入（はい）る前（まえ）に靴（くつ）を脱（ぬ）ぐ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I take off my shoes before I enter the house.</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>Another similar construction to 前（まえ）に is 手前（てまえ）に. 前（まえ）に can be used for something that is in front of any location. However, 手前（てまえ）に may only be used when things in front of you (or someone/something else) are being described physically.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>銀行（ぎんこう）の前（まえ）にあるラーメン屋（や）。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>The ramen shop in front of the bank.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>私（わたし）の手前（てまえ）にある着物（きもの）は高（たか）いです。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>The kimono right in front of me is expensive.</div></li></div></div>

Can someone elaborate on the distinction between this point and 手前? Thank you!

With the example 病院の前にあるコンビニ -
How can you tell what’s in front of what? Like how do you know the convenience store is in front of the hospital and not the other way around?

(A)の前に just means in front of (A). So 病院の前に would be “in front of hospital”, and コンビニの前に would be “in front of convenience store”.
And then the noun that A is in front of comes in through direct noun modification… mm not sure if there is a more specific point on bunpro, but let’s link this one: <a href="https://bunpro.jp/grammar_points/%E3%81%8C%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B-noun" class="inline-onebox">がある + Noun (JLPT N5) | Bunpro</a>
So, together (A)の前にある(B) means “(B), that exists in front of (A)”. You can’t mix them up.
Hope this helps?

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