前 (Mae) is a Japanese noun meaning “in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier”.
Meanings
- nounin front (of); before (e.g. a building)
- noun, adjectival noun, adverbbefore; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
- noun, adjectival noun(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
- nounforward; ahead
- noun(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
- adjectival nounprevious (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
Examples
僕の前を歩きなさい。
Walk ahead of me.
嵐の前の静けさだった。
It was the calm before the storm.
僕は一年前に禁煙した。
I gave up smoking a year ago.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).