イゼン
Meanings
1. before; prior to; ago
I don't remember anything from before that.
Adverb
Noun
2. the past; before; previously; former times
Do you remember what I said before?
Pitch accent
イ
ゼン
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
before one's birth; before one was born
prehistoric
Examples (145 in total)
I told you before, didn't I?
Is it worse than before?
You used to smoke, didn't you?
Did you live here before?
He used to get up early.
I used to keep a diary.
I had met him once before.
We're not as young as we used to be.
She is no longer what she used to be.
It feels like I've seen her before.
I, too, have been having strange dreams for some time.
He is not as fat as he was.
I used to go to church on Sundays.
He seems to have been rich before.
Bell used to live in London, didn't he?
However, there are fewer documents than before.
I used to take a walk every morning.
My sight isn't as good as it used to be.
We used to live in Kobe.
Ken has been to England before.
His mother used to be a singer.
The inadequacies of the system have been pointed out before.
Tom used to be a freelance photographer.
She was believed to have been a film star before.
He is better off than before.
I used to walk to work.
I remember seeing her before.
I had never seen her before that time.
She had some trouble with him before.
He used to say so, but now he doesn't.
I've heard that story before.
He came a little earlier than he used to.
I've seen that picture before.
However, it cannot be the same as before.
I have been to the store before.
She made the same mistake as before.
I have read the novel before.
He doesn't work here now, but he used to work here.
There used to be a big pond around here.
This house was built before the war.
He is less healthy than he used to be.
I had never been late for school before.
Has he stayed here before?
Kyoto was the former capital of Japan.
It's purely a comparison with the time before that.
There used to be an old temple here.
I always thought that Shirley and Alan would get together.
It was said that the lady had been an actress.
I visited Paris long ago.
He is not strong as before.
I've been to Hokkaido before.
There used to be a store right here.
He visited Italy before.
They spoke to me in a friendly way, just like before.
Inside, there was an interview that had been given some time before.
This is the temple which we used to visit.
I have climbed Mt. Fuji before.
Have you ever been in Australia before?
This city isn't as busy as it used to be.
Jane has read "Snow Country" before.
There used to be a drugstore on that corner.
There used to be a small shrine around here.
Tom used to eat a lot of junk food.
I used to have an old Rolls Royce.
I used to smoke. I was quite a heavy smoker.
I've seen that face somewhere before.
I remember having seen him somewhere before.
I remember meeting that man before.
Since I'd never met her before, I didn't know her.
People used to travel on foot.
This place isn't as safe as it used to be.
The knife we used to cut the bread with was sharp.
The river has become much cleaner than before.
I remember having seen this movie before.
I recognized him immediately since we had previously met.
The old shrine used to stand there.
My father used to go to work by bus.
He used to read a lot.
People used to think that only humans could use language.
He used to go out at night.
There used to be a restaurant in front of this bus stop.
We could accomplish what we had started before.
Before we even discuss whether it works, the risk is too high.
He used to come here on Mondays.
Soccer is more popular in Japan than it used to be.
My body isn't as flexible as it used to be.
If anything, my father seems happier than before.
The voyage from England to India used to take 6 months.
He used to go to school by bicycle, but he takes a bus now.
He said he had been to Hawaii before.
Have you ever been to this beach before?
My father used to drink beer, but now he drinks sake.
The company he used to work for went into bankruptcy last month.
My father used to smoke, but now he doesn't.
He is no longer the shy boy he was.
Tom used to take a walk every morning before breakfast.
Tom was a professional gambler before he met Mary.
There used to be a big cherry tree behind my house.
Since I had met him once before, I recognized him right away.
I had met her many times before then.
There was a tall tree in front of my house.
Having met the girl before, I recognized her at once.
I may have told you this story before.
My wife remembered having been in the town before.
Before that, there is no awareness of being in a dangerous situation.
I may have seen that film before, but I can hardly remember it.
She looked as though she had seen me somewhere before.
I used to play with my sister in the park.
I was bored because I had seen the movie before.
The skin on my hands has become softer than before.
What you say now isn't consistent with what you said before.
I didn't use to like wine, but now I like it a lot.
"Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.
He didn't deny that he was formerly involved in the program.
My resolve has not wavered since we spoke before.
My father would often go fishing.
No one had ever thought of selling ice before.
Unlike before, the two of them are now close like best friends.
I feel like the skirt is much longer than before.
I used to take a walk early in the morning.
However, it is not the case that I am receiving instruction reluctantly as before.
There used to be a lot of frogs in this pond.
I used to go fishing quite often, but now I rarely go.
New York is one of the cities that I previously thought that I wanted to visit.
Tom and Mary used to often eat lunch together.
I was sure I had never seen her before.
There had never been any ill-feeling between them until that night.
He is not the active person he used to be.
I'll do my best, but I'll not be able to finish it before Thursday at best.
There used to be a big pine tree in front of my house.
There used to be a green field here; now there's a supermarket.
I had lived in Sendai for ten years before I visited Matsushima.
She was only a shadow of her former self after her illness.
I used to play badminton, but I don't anymore.
I easily found Mr. Harrington because I had seen him before.
I told you before that you should ask your mother first.
He still writes novels from time to time, but not as often as he used to.
There used to be big trees around my house.
It feels even sweeter and more beautiful than when I read it before.
Thanks to these discoveries, man's life span has become twice as long as before.
Before Einstein, scientists used to think that space had no end.
All subscriptions must be paid before the end of this year.
When I entered the house, unlike when I had visited before, books were scattered about.
He speaks as if he had read the book before.
It's just that I was no longer as enthusiastic about running the shop as I used to be.