Vocab Info
N4 Noun prefix, Noun suffix, Noun, Adverb
前the last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, one-time, former, pre- (e.g. 'premodern'), before, earlier
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun prefix - 1. - last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former 
- 2. - pre- (e.g. premodern) before the name of an era
 
- Noun suffix - 3. - before after a noun
 
- Noun, Adverb - 4. - before, earlier Dated term,- See Also: 
 
All Forms
前 【ぜん】
Details
- ぜ 
- ん 
 
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Examples
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- 彼はこの大会の前チャンピオンだ。 - He is the former champion of this competition. - N4
 
- あなたが住む町の前市長は誰ですか? - Who was the former mayor of your town? - N4
 
- 新聞によると、前大統領が死去したそうだ。 - According to the newspaper, the former president has died. - N4
 
- 前校長先生が警察に捕まったという噂は本当かしら…。 - I wonder if the rumor is true that the former principal was arrested by the police... - N3
 
- 今年は前年度にしてしまったミスを一個もしないように気をつけようと思います。 - This year I will try not to make a single mistake that I made in the previous year. - N3
 
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