以前

ima

before

以前に会ったことがありますか？

Have we met before?

general

Before a certain time; in the past

以前は東京に住んでいました。

I used to live in Tokyo.

以前の経験が役に立ちます。

Previous experience will be useful.

Often used to refer to a past time or experience that is relevant to the present.

Collocations

have known since before

Often used in formal and informal contexts to refer to past events or experiences.

Always refers to a time before the present moment or another specified time.

Combination of '前' (before) and 'に' (particle indicating time)

Can be used both as a noun and as a temporal adverb when combined with particles like 'に' or 'から'.

前

before

root

に

particle indicating time

suffix

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