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前提

Reading

Kana: ぜんてい
Romaji: zentei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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preamble; premise; reason; prerequisite; condition; assumption; hypothesis; given

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: テイ、 チョウ、 ダイ、 さ.げる
Meanings: propose, take along, carry in hand

Example Sentences

その前提(ぜんてい)妥当(だとう)かどうかよく(かんが)えるべきだ。
➥You ought to think over whether the premise is valid or not.
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(わたし)たちはその基礎(きそ)となっている前提(ぜんてい)理解(りかい)すべきだった。
➥We should understand the underlying premises.
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クレジットとは将来(しょうらい)支払(しはらい)前提(ぜんてい)品物(しなもの)またはお(かね)受入(うけい)れる(いち)定額(ていがく)または限度(げんど)である。
➥Credit is an amount or limit to the extent of which a person may receive goods or money for payment in the future.
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(わたし)たちは結婚(けっこん)前提(ぜんてい)として交際(こうさい)しています。
➥We are dating with a view to marriage.
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人生(じんせい)とは不十分(ふじゅうぶん)前提(ぜんてい)から十分(じゅうぶん)結論(けつろん)()()技術(ぎじゅつ)である。
➥Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
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