日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Sentence Structure」

The dictionary form of a verb, followed by the phrase mae ni ("before"), is used to indicate a temporal relation between one action and another: before doing one thing (or before one thing happens), one does another thing, (or another thing happens.) The tense of a sentence with mae ni is determined by the final verb.

Examples:
学生は家へ帰る前に教室の窓を閉めます。
Gakusei wa uchi e kaeru mae ni kyōshitsu no mado o shimemasu.
The students close the classroom windows before going home.

銀行へ行く前にパン屋に寄って。
Ginkō e iku mae ni pan'ya ni yotte.
I stopped by a bakery before I went to the bank.

和夫さんは勉強する前に鉛筆を削ります。
Kazuo-san wa benkyō suru mae ni enpitsu o kezurimasu.
Kazuo sharpens his pencil before he studies.

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