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-기 전에

before (doing)

Level 2 · Connective

Explanation

The main clause happens before the action in the -기 전에 clause. Attaches to verb stems; nouns use N 전에 (식사 전에). No past tense before it.

Examples

  • 자기 전에 이를 닦아요.

    I brush my teeth before going to bed.

  • 한국에 오기 전에 한국어를 조금 배웠어요.

    I learned a little Korean before coming to Korea.

  • 식사 전에 손을 씻으세요.

    Wash your hands before meals.

TOPIK note

TOPIK I Reading 57–58 (order) and 43–45.

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