Definition of 以前 (いぜん)

いぜん

以前

いぜん

izen

JLPT N3

Common word

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)

•

ago, since, before, previous

Related Kanji

以	by means of, because, in view of, compared with
前	in front, before
已	stop, halt, previously, already, long ago

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 211 results)

いぜん

くら

It's better than it was before

わたし

いぜん

まいあさ

さんぽ

I used to take a walk every morning

え

み

わたし

いぜん

き

はなし

おもだ

When I saw the picture, I remembered the story

かのじょ

いぜん

あ

I have seen her before

いぜん

くら

じょうきょう

ずいぶん

よ

The situation has improved considerably compared with what it was

れいぎ

礼儀

は

今日

、

いぜん

以前

ほど

まも

守られていない

Politeness is less observed today than it used to be

かのじょ

いぜん

よふ

She was in the habit of sitting up late at night

しょうせつ

いぜん

よ

Less fiction is being read than used to be the case

いま

きみ

い

いぜん

きみ

い

いっち

What you say now isn't consistent with what you said before

そぼ

いぜん

まいにち

さんぽ

で

、

いま

がいしゅつ

My grandmother used to go out for a walk almost every day, but now she seldom, if ever, goes out

いぜん

、

えいが

み

、

おぼ

I may have seen that film before, but I can hardly remember it

かれ

いぜん

ふと

He is not as fat as he was

いぜん

あい

。

かのじょ

かな

こた

"He used to love me," she answered sadly

まち

いぜん

This city is not so busy as it used to be

くるま

いぜん

かいちょう

はし

This car is running less smoothly than it used to

いぜん

あ

Haven't we met before

ふる

じんじゃ

いぜん

The old shrine used to stand there

わたし

私

は

、

いぜん

、

みせ

い

I have been to the store before

わたし

いま

いぜん

I do not play tennis as much as I used to

えいが

いぜん

み

おぼ

I remember having seen this movie before

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