Vocab Info

N2 Noun

前提(ぜんてい)preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite, condition, assumption, hypothesis, given

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis

    2. Noun

      2.

      intention, intent, aim, goal

    3. Noun

      3.

      premise

      Logic

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    前提 【ぜんてい】

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      結婚(けっこん)前提(ぜんてい)にして()()っています。

      I am dating with the intention of getting married. {preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite, condition, assumption, hypothesis, given}

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      匿名(とくめい)前提(ぜんてい)に、犯罪(はんざい)(れき)がある(ひと)(はなし)()きました。

      Assuming anonymity, I listened to the story of a person with a criminal record. {preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite, condition, assumption, hypothesis, given}

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      この応用(おうよう)授業(じゅぎょう)基本(きほん)授業(じゅぎょう)内容(ないよう)理解(りかい)している(こと)前提(ぜんてい)だ。

      The assumption for this applied course is that you understand the content of the basic course. {preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite, condition, assumption, hypothesis, given}

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      これは真剣(しんけん)交際(こうさい)です。(なに)しろ結婚(けっこん)前提(ぜんてい)にしているのですから。

      This is a serious relationship. After all, it is based on the premise of marriage. {preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite, condition, assumption, hypothesis, given}

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      間違(まちが)った前提(ぜんてい)(もと)づいて実験(じっけん)をしていたら、実験(じっけん)成功(せいこう)しないのも当然(とうぜん)です。

      If you conduct an experiment based on the wrong premise, it's only natural that the experiment won't succeed. {preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite, condition, assumption, hypothesis, given}

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