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まえに (mae ni)

N5Very CommonParticles

mae ni

Used to indicate that an action or event took place before another action or event. It's one of the essential particles in the Japanese language.

食べるまえに手を洗ってください。
Please wash your hands before eating.
たべるまえにてをあらってください。
Taberu mae ni te o aratte kudasai.
映画を見るまえに本を読みます。
I read a book before watching a movie.
えいがをみるまえにほんをよみます。
Eiga o miru mae ni hon o yomimasu.
寝るまえに歯を磨いてください。
Please brush your teeth before going to bed.
ねるまえにはをみがいてください。
Neru mae ni ha o migaite kudasai.
仕事まえにコーヒーを飲みます。
I drink coffee before work.
しごとまえにこーひーをのみます。
Shigoto mae ni kōhī o nomimasu.
試験まえに勉強します。
I study before exams.
しけんまえにべんきょうします。
Shiken mae ni benkyō shimasu.

から (kara) - (N5 - N4)
- Both まえに (mae ni) and から (kara) indicate a temporal order of events. However, まえに (mae ni) specifically emphasizes that an action happened before another action, while から (kara) can also indicate a reason or cause.
後で (ato de) - (N5)
- まえに (mae ni) and 後で (ato de) both indicate temporal order. However, まえに (mae ni) is used to indicate that an action happens before another specific action, while 後で (ato de) simply means 'afterwards' or 'later'.
時 (toki) - (N5)
- まえに (mae ni) and 時 (toki) both indicate temporal order. However, まえに (mae ni) specifically indicates that an action happened before another action, while 時 (toki) is a more general term for expressing a moment or time.
前 (mae) - (N5)
- まえに (mae ni) and 前 (mae) both indicate 'before' in terms of time. However, まえに (mae ni) is used when referring to an action happening before another action, while 前 (mae) is a more general term for indicating 'before' in a temporal sense.

Which of the following means 'Please buy milk before going home'?