前

mae

front

前のドアを開けてください

Please open the front door

general

The front part or position of something

前の席に座ってください

Please sit in the front seat

Can refer to physical front or metaphorical 'ahead' in time

general

Before (in time)

前の週末はどうでしたか

How was last weekend?

Often used to refer to previous time periods

general

Former (in relationships)

前の彼氏は優しかった

My ex-boyfriend was kind

Used to refer to former partners or positions

Collocations

前のfront前でin front of前へto the front

to face forward

to walk ahead

前 can mean both 'front' (spatial) and 'before' (temporal). Context usually makes the meaning clear.

When used as a suffix (e.g., 前の), it means 'front' or 'previous'.

From Old Japanese 'ma' (front) + 'e' (noun suffix)

Can be used as a noun, prefix, or suffix depending on context. Often combined with other words to form compounds.

前

front

root

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