Definition of 以前

以前^★【いぜんizen】已前^old: adverbial noun / temporal noun:
ago; since; before; previous

Example Sentences

以前izen はha タバコを吸いTABAKOwosui、かなりkanari のno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sono 夜yoru 以前izen、彼らkarera のno 間ma にni 悪感情akukanjou はha 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aru 痔ji がga 痛みますitamimasu。: Recently my haemorrhoids, which I've had from before, are painful.
この頃konokoro、親oya たちtachi はha 子供たちkodomotachi をwo 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jinsei 上jou のno 選択sentaku をwo するsuru 自由jiyuu がga 今までimamade 以上ijou にni 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reigi はha 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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