Hi everyone, welcome to our one point lesson. We would like to explain a grammar point about time words before and after a noun.
Noun の まえに (no maeni) means Before noun, and
Noun の あとで (no atode) means After noun
まえ(mae) might be already familiar for you as the word for the position “in front of”. The meaning is depends on a context.
Please have a look at these examples below.
- しごと の まえに ジム に いきます。 (Shigoto no mae ni jimu ni ikimasu.)
I will go to the gym before work. - しごと の あとで かいもの を します。(Shigoto no ato de kaimono o shimasu.)
I will go shopping after work.
しごと (Shigoto) is a noun that means work. You can substitute しごと(Shigoto) with any other noun! Here are some more examples:
- がっこう の あとで うち で べんきょう を します。(Gakko no atode uchi de benkyo o shimasu.)
I will study at home after school. - ひるごはん の まえに うち に かえります。(Hirugohan no maeni uchi ni kaerimasu.)
I will go home before lunch. - じゅぎょう の あとで しゅくだい を します。(Jugyo no atode shukudai o shimasu.)
I will do my homework after the class.
We hope you find this grammar useful, and easy enough to remember.
Have a awesome weekend peeps!