Verb る 前に

ru mae ni

JLPT N5 Neutral Chapter 15: Before, after, when, 2 of 6

Formation

Verb (dictionary form) + 前に

Used to express 'before' in a sense of an action must be done before another action or event.

When to use

The everyday "before doing X".

Explanation

The る前に (ru mae ni) grammar point is used to indicate that an action (in the dictionary form) should be completed before another action occurs or before a specific event happens.

Example sentences

Before (Prior To)

Corpus examples (60)

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