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N1

以前

💡Meaning

Before; not to mention

📝Usage

Noun / それ + 以前

⚠️Notes

Used to indicate that the issue at hand is more fundamental than the one previously mentioned. "Before that," "that's not even the issue." (e.g., 彼は英語が苦手だ。しかし、それは勉強以前の問題だ。 - He is bad at English. However, that's not even an issue of studying; it's more fundamental.)