Noun の 前に

Noun no mae ni

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Formation

Noun + の + 前に

Used to describe a location or position 'in front of' a noun.

When to use

Noun の前に: in front of a place (駅の前に), or before an event (食事の前に).

Explanation

The grammar point Noun の 前に is used to describe a location or position 'in front of' a noun. It is formed by adding の 前に after the noun it refers to. (Note that 'Noun の 前に' can also mean 'before [Noun]' in time contexts, but these examples focus on physical location.)

Example sentences

Before (Prior To)

Corpus examples (60)

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