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前提ぜんてい (zentei)

premise, prerequisite, assumption

  • JLPT N1
  • noun
  • Pitch 0
  • #1614 most frequent

Meaning

前提 (ぜんてい, zentei) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “premise, prerequisite, assumption”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 9

交渉こうしょうが成立せいりつするという前提ぜんていで話はなしを進すすめます。

We're proceeding with talks under the assumption we'll get the deal.

その前提に立っての話だと。

We are talking on the basis of that premise.

彼の議論は前提が間違っている.

He argues from wrong [false] premises.

私わたしたちは結婚けっこんを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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