Vocab Info
N3 Noun suffix, Noun, Adverb
以前ago, since, before, previous
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun suffix - 1. - before, prior to, ago 
 
- Noun, Adverb - 2. - the past, before, previously, former times 
 
All Forms
以前 【いぜん】、已前 【いぜん】
Details
- い 
- ぜ 
- ん 
 
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Examples
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- 8時以前に登校してはいけません。 - You must not come to school before 8:00. - N3
 
- 以前と違って姉はとても明るい人になりました。 - Unlike before, my sister has become a very cheerful person. - N3
 
- 彼とは以前会った事がある。そのために彼とは話がとても合う。 - I have met him before. That is why he and I get along very well. - N3
 
- 確認をしなかったら結婚以前の住所に書類が届くところでした。 - If I had not checked, the documents would have been sent to my pre-marriage address. - N3
 
- 彼女がそのタスクを出来なかったのは能力以前の問題だったと考えている。 - I think that her not being able to do that task was a problem even before her ability - N2
 
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