- noun, suffix just before; on the verge of; on the brink of
- just in front of; just ahead of
寸前
すんぜん
just before
Meanings
Its kanji
In sentences
戻す寸前だった。 I almost threw up. #12000748
彼女は自殺寸前だった。 She was on the border of killing herself. #89136
彼女は気絶寸前だった。 She almost passed out. #90571
飛行機は離陸寸前だった。 The plane was about to take off. #85606
彼の古い車はポンコツ寸前。 His old car is on its last legs. #117487
トムは轢かれる寸前だった。 Tom came close to being run over. #4716072
彼女は雪の中で凍死寸前だった。 She was nearly frozen to death in the snow. #88266
飛行機は墜落寸前に右に旋回した。 The plane turned sharply to the right just before it crashed. #85625