Illustration: In a Japanese home, a child washes their hands at a basin beside the dining area while a prepared meal waits untouched on the table. Both hands are covered in soap, and the child's hungry gaze keeps drifting toward a tempting croquette.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

前まえ

mae

before, ago

Use 前に after an action to mean before doing it. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 部屋へやに入はいる前まえに靴くつを脱ぬぎなさい。

    Take your shoes off before you come into the room.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 父ちちは２年ねん前まえに亡なくなった。

    My father passed away two years ago.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ７時じ前まえにね。

    See you a little before 7.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 前

  • 前in front; beforeOnゼンKunまえ

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