Before

"Before" in Japanese

以前

izen

(at an earlier time)

前に

mae ni

(at an earlier time)

...の前に

...no mae ni

(earlier than)

...の前に

...no mae ni

(in front of in space)

...の前に

...no mae ni

(in front of according to an ordering system)

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