先に – Vocabulary details

先さきに

Meanings

Adverb

1. previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently

先さきに述のべたように、この問もん題だいは重じゅう要ようです。As stated earlier, this issue is important.

2. first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier

ごめん、先さきに入はいってて。Sorry, go ahead and go in first.

3. beforehand; in advance; ahead of time

こういうのやるなら先さきに言いっておけよ！If you're going to do something like this, tell me beforehand!

Alt. forms

Kanji used

先

before (timewise)

Pitch accent

さ

きに

さ

きに

Used in: 6505

Composed of

先さき

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

Used in vocabulary (16 in total)

真まっ先さきに

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

先さきに立たつ

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

お先さきに

before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

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Examples (57 in total)

ごめん、先さきに入はいってて。

Sorry, go ahead and go in first.

私わたしは先さきに行いきます。

I will go on ahead.

これ以い上じょう先さきには行いきたくなかった。

I didn't want to go any further.

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