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GrammarJLPT N5
before
Adverb

Definitions

  1. 1. ahead
  2. 2. before
A time expression meaning "before" doing something, used to indicate that one action happens prior to another. It is placed after a verb in its dictionary form or after a noun with の to connect the two events in sequence.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

Before asking the teacher, I try to look it up myself.

Sentence 2

Before we decide, let's think about it one more time.

Sentence 3

Hey, think before you speak.

Sentence 4

Just give me a heads-up before you come, okay?

Sentence 5

"Show me before you hand it in," the teacher said.