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What does 前提 (ぜんてい, zentei) mean?

前提 (ぜんてい, zentei) means premise, prerequisite.

Quick facts
Readingぜんてい
Romajizentei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ぜんてい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzentei

premise, prerequisite

  1. 1noun condition; assumption; prerequisite
  2. 2noun intention; intent; aim
  3. 3noun premise

Example sentences

  • They are dating with marriage in mind.

  • That plan is premised on securing funding.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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