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N3 前の仕事に比べて今の職場はかなり働きやすい Mae no shigoto ni kurabete ima no shokuba wa kanari hatarakiyasui Compared to my previous job this workplace is much easier to work at N3 この部屋は前より広くなったように感じる Kono heya wa mae yori hiroku natta you ni kanjiru This room feels larger than before N4 日本語が前より分かるようになりました。 Nihongo ga mae yori wakaru you ni narimashita. I have become able to understand Japanese better than before. N4 旅行の前にホテルを予約しておきます。 Ryokou no mae ni hoteru o yoyaku shite okimasu. I will reserve the hotel before the trip. N4 最近忙しいわけではないけど前より時間が少なくなった気がする Saikin isogashii wake de wa nai kedo mae yori jikan ga sukunaku natta ki ga suru It is not that I am busy but I feel I have less time than before N4 新しい方法を試してみたけど前のほうがよかったかもしれない Atarashii houhou o tameshite mita kedo mae no hou ga yokatta kamo shirenai I tried a new method but the previous one might have been better N4 前に習った文法を使って、短い文章を書いてみよう Mae ni naratta bunpou o tsukatte, mijikai bunshou o kaite miyou Let’s try writing a short text using the grammar we learned before N4 最近は前より早く起きられるようになって少し気分がいい Saikin wa mae yori hayaku okirareru you ni natte sukoshi kibun ga ii Recently I became able to wake earlier than before and feel better N4 会議の前に必要な資料をコピーしておいたほうがいいと思う Kaigi no mae ni hitsuyou na shiryou o kopii shite oita hou ga ii to omou I think it is better to copy necessary materials before the meeting

N2 前後 zengo front and back, before and after N2 直前 chokuzen just before N2 手前 temae before, this side N3 当たり前 atarimae natural, obvious, common N3 以前 izen before, previously, in the past N3 お前 omae you, informal or rude depending on context N3 前者 zensha the former, the first one N3 前進 zenshin advance, progress, moving forward N3 前もって maemotte in advance, beforehand, previously

N5 前 zen / mae, -mae in front, before, devant