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このまえ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. the other day; previously; before; earlier; recently
You promised the other day, didn't you?
Noun
2. last time
Last time, you won by three points, didn't you?
Adjective (の)
3. last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter); preceding
Alt. forms
この前まえ
98%
このまえ
1%
此この前まえ
Pitch accent
こ
のま
え
Used in: 173
Composed of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Examples (44 in total)
Hey, thanks for your help the other day.
Did you go to the last class?
We talked about your future plans the other day, didn't we?
He has done better than last time.
He came back last August.
This is to make up for the last time.
Start reading where you left off.
Come to think of it, did something like this happen the other day too?
Is cake okay as a thank-you, same as last time?
You've thrown out that dirty book from the other day, right?
Mike went to Kyoto last summer.
He is fatter than when I last saw him.
It was in London that I last saw her.
Last summer we went to Hokkaido.
She has been sick in bed since last Monday.
Tom was sick in bed last Sunday.
She has made the same mistake as last time.
I bought a pound of meat the other day.
Mother has been sick since last Thursday.
He played golf last Sunday.
We went to a dance last Friday.
Several houses were damaged in the last storm.
Misako married a Canadian last June.
She has lived with us since last summer.
It's far from ideal, but it's probably still better than last time.
The last time I called him, he was out.
She must have visited England last summer.
The accident took place on the evening of last Sunday.
I've made the same mistakes as I made last time.
The last time I went to China, I visited Shanghai.
I was absent last Tuesday on account of illness.
Last winter, I went to Canada to ski.
Recently, I saw an attractive mature woman on the train.
Yumiko married a childhood friend last June.
The few photos stuck on the wall are the same as last time, too.
My mother bought me two pairs of pants last Sunday.
Charlie was a mere child when I saw him last.
It has been twenty years since I saw you last.
My mother bought me a nice dress last Sunday.
Last summer, I finally left the firm that I had joined twelve years before.
As far as I can remember, it was three years ago that we last met.
You seem to have made considerable progress since I saw you last.
You should apologize to Mrs. Smith for your rude behavior the other night.
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.