~前(~まえ)— ago; before
三日 前 に 来ました。
I came three days ago.
~前~まえ
ago; before
~まえ
accent [1]In detail
Words
三日mikkathree days
前maeago
にni(time marker)
来ましたkimashitacame (polite)
Kanji
前ゼン・ まえin front; before
After a length of time, 前 can mean “ago”: 三日前 is “three days ago.” Here 三日 means three days, not the third day of a month.
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