前々 maemae
maemae
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1. a long time ago; long before now
Related to 前々から
senjitsu gakkōkarano kaerini furuhon'yani tachiyotta tokoro maemaekara sagashite ita hon'o gūzen mitsuketa.
The other day, I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.
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senjitsu gakkōkarano kaerini furuhon'yani tachiyotta tokoro maemaekara sagashite ita hon'o gūzen mitsuketa.
The other day, I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.
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maemaede
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1. Before and after; Previously and subsequently
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maemaejārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It was not before.; It wasn't long ago.
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maemaejanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't previously.; Wasn't before that.
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maemaedewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not at all.; Was certainly not.
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maemaedattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If before before…; If way back when…
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