Definition of 以前

いぜんizenold

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • ago; since; before; previous

Example Sentences

以前izenhaタバコを吸いTABAKOwosuiかなりkanarinoヘビースモーカーHEBIISUMOOKAAでしたdeshita
I used to smoke. I was quite a heavy smoker.
そのsonoyoru以前izen彼らkareranomani悪感情akukanjouha決してkesshiteなかったnakatta
There had never been any ill-feeling between them until that night.
最近saikin以前izenからkaraあるarujiga痛みますitamimasu
Recently my haemorrhoids, which I've had from before, are painful.
この頃konokorooyaたちtachiha子供たちkodomotachiwo以前izenよりもyorimoっとtto大人otonaとしてtoshite扱いatsukai子供kodomoにはniha自分でjibunde人生jinseijouno選択sentakuwoするsuru自由jiyuuga今までimamade以上ijouni与えられているataerareteiru
Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life.
礼儀reigiha今日kyou以前izenほどhodo守られていないmamorareteinai
Politeness is less observed today than it used to be.

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