Verb る 前に
ru mae ni
JLPT N5 Neutral
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
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Please clean the room before leaving.
Dekakeru mae ni, heya o souji shite kudasai.
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I brush my teeth before going to bed.
Neru mae ni, ha o migakimasu.
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Take in the laundry before it rains.
Ame ga furu mae ni, sentakumono o torikomu koto.
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Let's prepare the documents before the meeting starts.
Kaigi ga hajimaru mae ni, shiryou o junbi shimashou.
Before (Prior To)
Corpus examples (60)
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Finish it before you go to bed.
お客さまを迎える前には、トイレの鍵がかかるかどうかもしっかりチェックして。
Before meeting your guests, be sure to carefully check that the toilet door locks.
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I forgot to turn off the TV before going to bed.
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I must put my ideas together before I take up my pen.
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I fell asleep before my father came home.
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You must look over the contract before you sign it.
私はお茶がこの世に生まれる前に生まれなかったことがうれしい。
I am glad I was not born before tea.
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She waited until the water boiled before making the tea with it.
理論をより詳しく吟味する前に、いくつかの指摘をしておきたい。
I would like to make a few remarks before turning to a close examination of the theory.
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Before taking the measures you must take account of the difficult circumstances.
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The airplane skimmed the ground before it crashed.
大型で非常に強い台風が接近中です。風が強くなる前に避難が必要な方は避難してください。
A very large and powerful typhoon is now approaching. If you need to evacuate, please do so before the winds get stronger.
私の両親は離婚する前にどれくらいの間結婚していたかと、トムは私に尋ねた。
Tom asked me how long my parents had been married before they separated.
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I made my peace with my aunt before she died.
彼女は機嫌が悪かった。私が到着する前に起こったことでいらいらしていたに違いない。
She was in a bad mood; she must have been put off by something that had happened before I arrived.
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You must consider it before you answer.
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He armed himself with all the facts before asking questions at the meeting.
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You ought to walk a mile in his shoes before you criticize him.
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He managed to get home before dark.
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The mountain climbers reached the summit before dark.
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Babies crawl before they walk.
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Shine your shoes before going out.
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He reads before bedtime.
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Go and say goodbye to him before he leaves.
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Turn off the TV before you go to bed, OK?