Home Learn Japanese How do you say “earlier” in Japanese?LLearn JapaneseHow do you say “earlier” in Japanese?April 5, 20232 comments I don’t know how to say “earlier” in Japanese. There are so many ways to say it, that I’m confused in which one to use. How do I say in Japanese: “I ate (something) earlier” or “I was studying earlier”? Tags:Japanese LanguageLearn Japanese 2 commentswhat about さっき (some time ago) or 少し前 (a little earlier/before/in front of) ?japanese and time is a little … iffyIn addition to catwiesel’s reply, maybe konomae (この前) could be used as well: https://community.wanikani.com/t/konomae-%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E5%89%8D/19445#:~:text=Konomae%20%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E5%89%8D-,Japanese%20Language,lately%2C%20previous%2C%20previously%E2%80%9D.Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
what about さっき (some time ago) or 少し前 (a little earlier/before/in front of) ?japanese and time is a little … iffy
In addition to catwiesel’s reply, maybe konomae (この前) could be used as well: https://community.wanikani.com/t/konomae-%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E5%89%8D/19445#:~:text=Konomae%20%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E5%89%8D-,Japanese%20Language,lately%2C%20previous%2C%20previously%E2%80%9D.
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what about さっき (some time ago) or 少し前 (a little earlier/before/in front of) ?
japanese and time is a little … iffy
In addition to catwiesel’s reply, maybe konomae (この前) could be used as well: https://community.wanikani.com/t/konomae-%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E5%89%8D/19445#:~:text=Konomae%20%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E5%89%8D-,Japanese%20Language,lately%2C%20previous%2C%20previously%E2%80%9D.