39.[✐3]before/after coming

[✐3.Moderato] Vじしょ+まえに、Vた+あとで 

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Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese. I hope it also helps you to capture the pattern of the sentence structure.

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“before coming, after coming”

Hello, everyone. 

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We begin with “Jisho(dictionary)-form + mae ni” today.  “I brush my teeth before going to bed. “ 

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Listen to the masu-form, and then say in “〜mae ni”.  

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For example, 

tabemasu (eat) → taberu maeni (before I eat)

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Ready?

1.  see/watch/look

2.  check/find out

3.  go out

4.  listen/hear

5.  meet/see

6.  finish

7.  do

8.  come

Repeat after me

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1.  Before working in Japan, (you need to) get a (working) visa.

(biza wo toru = get a (working) visa)

2.  Before getting a visa, look for a company(to work)

3.  Before looking for a company, study Japanese.

4.  Before building my house, I borrowed money.

(ie wo tateru = built a house

5.  Before borrowing money, I bought a car.

6.  Before  buying a car, I quit my job.

(shigoto wo yameru = quit a job)

Note: Verb of  [V mae ni] is always jisho(dictionary)-form regardless of the tence of the main clause.

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