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VocabJLPT N4

before

NounSuffixAdverb

Definitions

1. before
2. prior to
3. the past

A noun and adverb meaning "before" or "previously," used to refer to a time in the past relative to a reference point. It can describe something that happened earlier than a specific event or time.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Before asking the teacher, I'll look it up myself.

Sentence 2

Before reaching out, I'll nail down the schedule first.

Sentence 3

Before coming to Japan, she had been living in Korea.

Sentence 4

So let's contact everyone involved before we make a decision.

Sentence 5

Before I met him, I was really anxious.