前代 zendai
zendai
Noun
1. previous generation; former ages
Word Pronunciation
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#250977
Noun
#246015
zendaide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Before; Previously
Noun
#248771
Noun
#247699
zendaijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It's not before.; It's not the previous generation.
Noun
#251758
zendaijanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not the previous generation.; It's not old-fashioned.
Noun
#254395
Noun
#245976
Noun
#253555
zendaidewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Was not the previous generation.; It wasn't before my time.
Noun
#249561
Common 6 items
Noun
#252003
Noun
#248014
zendaijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't before.; It wasn't in the past.
Noun
#250129
zendaijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't the previous one.; Wasn't the former.
Noun
#251058
Noun
#255431
zendaidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not the previous generation.; Was not former times.
Noun
#253274
Advanced 3 items
zendaidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If [it] were the previous generation; When [it] was the previous generation
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#247007
zendaideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If [it was] in the previous generation; If [things were] as in the past
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#248614
zendainara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when previously; If/when in former times
Noun
#247196