試験前に彼はまじめに勉強を始めた。

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試験前に彼はまじめに勉強を始めた。

English Translation

Before the exam, he began to study in earnest.

Furigana

試験(しけん)前(まえ)に彼(かれ)はまじめに勉強(べんきょう)を始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Shiken mae ni kare wa majime ni benkyō o hajimeta.

Words

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

真面目 (まじめ)

diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

勉強 (べんきょう)

study; diligence; discount; reduction

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...