その前(まえ)

そのまえ

adverb, noun

before that; previously

1. before that; previously; prior to that

refers to the time period before a previously mentioned event or point in time

東京(とうきょう)に来(き)て五年(ごねん)になる。その前(まえ)は大阪(おおさか)に住(す)んでいた。

I've been in Tokyo for five years. Before that, I lived in Osaka.

会議(かいぎ)が始(はじ)まる。その前(まえ)に資料(しりょう)を確認(かくにん)しよう。

The meeting will start. Let's check the documents before that.

その前(まえ)の週(しゅう)は忙(いそが)しかった。

The week before that was busy.

Compound of その (that) + 前(まえ) (before). Refers to the time period before a previously mentioned event.

Usage

Time: before that event — その前(まえ)に準備(じゅんび)する (prepare before that)
Noun modifier: その前(まえ)の + noun — その前(まえ)の週(しゅう) (the week before that)

Related words

その後(ご)/後(あと): after that
その間(あいだ): meanwhile, during that time
その時(とき): at that time
そのため: therefore, for that reason

Similar words

以前(いぜん): before, previously (more formal, can be vaguer)

Related Words

Compare: その後(ご) (after that)

Compare: 以前(いぜん) (before, previously)

Related: 後(あと) (after that)

Related: その間(あいだ) (meanwhile, during that time)

Related: そのため (therefore, for that reason)

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Added 2026.1.27 17:12 · Revised 2026.9.27 3:47

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