ぜんご

前後

front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

front and rear•front and back•before and behind•back and forth

Noun

before and after

Noun (suffix), Noun, Adverb

around•about•approximately

Noun

order•context

Noun

consequences

Noun

just when•around the time of

Noun, Suru verb

inversion•reversion•getting out of order

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

co-occurring•happening at the same time

Example Sentences

腕(うで)を前後(ぜんご)に振(ふる)りなさい。

Swing your arm back and forth.

彼(かれ)は首(くび)を前後(ぜんご)に振(ふる)りました。

He shook his head back and forth.

ランプが前後(ぜんご)にゆれていた。

The lamp was swinging back and forth.

新しい世紀に変わる前後(ぜんご)の状況はこんなものであった。

This was how matters stood at the turn of the century.

爆弾が落ちたとき、私(わたし)は家(いえ)が前後(ぜんご)に揺れ動くのを感じた。

When the bomb was dropped, I felt the house rock back and forth.

in front, before

ゼン / まえ

behind, back, later

ゴ / のち