What does 先に mean in Japanese?

先に (さきに) means "first; ahead" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 先に in a sentence?

先に行きます。 (さきにいきます。) — I'll go first.

Kana: さきに

first; ahead

⛩️ Japanese Level 2 🔗 Grammar & Phrases

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先に行きます。

さきにいきます。

I'll go first.

What 先に means

先に (さきに) is a Japanese word meaning “first; ahead”. It belongs to the Grammar & Phrases topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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Level 2

ているところているところ in the middle of (doing) 必ずかならず must; be sure to やっとやっと only then; not until それにそれに moreover についてについて about; regarding それともそれとも or (in questions) ほとんどほとんど almost もしもし if けれどけれど although ためにために in order to; for the sake of 似るにる to resemble; be like 普通ふつう generally; ordinary

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What 先に means

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