Before in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishLinks two events to indicate that one occurs earlier in time than the other.

Definition in Japaneseあることが起こるより早い時に、別のことをすると伝える表現。

Example sentences

• 母(はは)が起(お)きる前(まえ)に、お皿(さら)は洗(あら)い終(お)わっていました。🔊

  I had washed the dishes before my mother got up.

• 私(わたし)が起(お)きる前(まえ)に、姉(あね)は朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べ終(お)わっていた。🔊

  My sister had eaten before I got up.

Learn it in a lesson

• Putting past events in order in Japanese

before in other languages

• What before means
• In Portuguese
• In French