マエ
Meanings
Noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
Adjective (の)
Noun
3. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
Noun
4. forward; ahead
5. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
Adjective (の)
6. previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
Suffix
7. portion; helping
after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb
Noun
8. front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
9. privates; private parts
10. criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (127 in total)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
Examples (200 in total)
It happened before.
I'll wait for you in front of the school.
I already read all the Harry Potter books.