前者
ぜんしゃ
the former; the first
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Noun
the former; the first
Example sentences
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The former is better than the latter.
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The latter is better than the former.
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The latter is better than the former.
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The solution of one may prove to be the solution of the other.
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The former is inferior to the latter in some respect.
More examples (10)
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Out of the two designs, I prefer the former to the latter.
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Health is above wealth: this doesn't give so much pleasure as that.
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Of these two opinions, I prefer the latter to the former.
ジョーンとジェーンは姉妹です。前者はピアニストです。
Joan and Jane are sisters. The former is a pianist.
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Love is above money. The latter can't give as much happiness as the former.
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Health is above wealth, for the former is more important than the latter.
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He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects.
庭にバラとユリが咲いている。私は前者よりも後者の方が好きだ。
Rose and lilies are in bloom in the garden. I like these better than those.
魚と肉はともに栄養があるが、後者のほうが前者より値段が高い。
Fish and meat are both nourishing, but the latter is more expensive than the former.
ハトもダチョウも共に鳥だが、前者は飛べるし、後者は飛べない。
The pigeon and the ostrich are both birds; one can fly and the other cannot.