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. Hope this helps! じゃまたね! °˖ ✧◝(○ ヮ ○)◜✧˖ °こゆうきあいはら°˖ ✧◝(○ ヮ ○)◜✧˖ °
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