寸前
すんぜん
sunzen
JMdict entry #1373750
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix just before; on the verge of; on the brink of
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix just in front of; just ahead of
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼の古い車はポンコツ寸前。
kare no furui kuruma ha ponkotsu sunzen 。
His old car is on its last legs.
発見された時、ハイカーたちは凍死寸前だった。
hakken sa re ta toki 、 haikaa tachi ha toushi sunzen daxtsu ta 。
The hikers were all but frozen when they were found.
世界が核戦争寸前にならないよう願いましょう。
sekai ga kaku sensou sunzen ni nara nai you negai mashou 。
Let us hope the world will never be on the brink of a nuclear war.
時代遅れのその政権は崩壊寸前だ。
jidai okure no sono seiken ha houkai sunzen da 。
The obsolete regime is about to collapse.
餓死寸前でいるところを、彼らは私達の命を救ってくれた。
gashi sunzen de iru tokoro wo 、 kare ra ha watakushi tachi no inochi wo sukuxtsu te kure ta 。
When we were on the brink of starvation, they saved our lives.
サムは不当にも正式採用となる寸前で、解雇されてしまった。
samu ha futou ni mo seishiki saiyou to naru sunzen de 、 kaiko sa re te shimaxtsu ta 。
Sam got a raw deal when he was laid off just before his job would have become permanent.