いぜん
以前
before; prior to; ago
N5Common wordNoun (suffix)
Noun (suffix)
before•prior to•ago
Noun, Adverb
the past•before•previously•former times
Example Sentences
彼女は以前よく夜更かしした。
She was in the habit of sitting up late at night.
最近、以前からある痔が痛みます。
Recently my haemorrhoids, which I've had from before, are painful.
礼儀は今日、以前ほど守られていない。
Politeness is less observed today than it used to be.
父は以前はバスで仕事に行ったものだ。
My father used to go to work by bus.
彼女は以前よりずっと上手に字を書く。
She writes much better now than she used to.