Vocab Info

N3 Adverb, Expressions

(さき)before, previously, ahead, Pardon me for leaving (before you)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb

      1.

      before, previously

      Polite (teineigo) language
    2. Adverb

      2.

      ahead

      Polite (teineigo) language
    3. Expressions

      3.

      pardon me for leaving (before you)

      Abbreviation, Polite (teineigo) language,

    All Forms

    お先に 【おさきに】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 4,600

    Examples

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      紳士(しんし)女性(じょせい)に:「どうぞ(さき)どうぞ。」

      A gentleman to a woman: 'Please go ahead.'

      • N3

      今日(きょう)仕事(しごと)()わったので(さき)失礼(しつれい)します。

      I've finished work today, so pardon me for leaving first.

      • N3

      (すこ)風邪(かぜ)気味(ぎみ)社員(しゃいん)(さき)()って退社(たいしゃ)したので安心(あんしん)した。

      I was relieved when an employee with a slight cold said 'I'll be leaving first' and left the office.

      • N3

      (さき)()()けた途端(とたん)(あたら)しい仕事(しごと)(わた)されてしまいました。

      Just as I was about to leave, I was handed a new task.

      • N3

      あれ、(わたし)さっき先輩(せんぱい)(がた)(さき)(かえ)らせていただきますって()ったっけ…?

      Oh, did I tell my seniors earlier that I would be leaving first...?

      • N2
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