以前
いぜん
before; prior to; ago; the past
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L15
Meanings
Noun, suffix
before; prior to; agoNoun, Adverb
the past; before; previously; former times
Example sentences
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He is not what he used to be.
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He used to get up early.
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He's different from before.
以前より悪くなってる?
Is it worse than before?
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He is not as fat as he was.
More examples (10)
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He is less healthy than he used to be.
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I'm not as rich as I was.
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I have seen her before.
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He came a little earlier than he used to.
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He used to live here.
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I saw him at one time or another.
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It's better than it was before.
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There used to be an old temple here.
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I now view life differently than I used to.
以前は70kgありました。
I used to weigh seventy kilos.