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前夜ぜんや (zenya)

eve; previous night

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Meaning

前夜 (ぜんや, zenya) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “eve; previous night”.

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Example sentences 10

試験しけん前夜ぜんや彼かれはもう一度いちどノートに目めを通とおした

He looked over his notebook again the night before the examination.

8月7日 前夜曾良も泊まる。

August 7: Sora also stayed overnight on the eve.

告別式の前夜祭の形態をとる。

It is observed as the eve of Kokubetsushiki (funeral service).

まるで革命かくめい前夜ぜんやのような騒さわぎだった。

It looked as if we were on the eve of a revolution.

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