Japanese
以前
Kana いぜん Romaji izen
JLPT N3 Common word
02noun · adverb
the past; before; previously; former times
Examples
最善を尽くしますが、よくいっても木曜以前に終える事は出来ません。
I'll do my best, but I'll not be able to finish it before Thursday at best.
Tatoeba #170398Other forms
已前 (rarely used kanji form)
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