前ぜん述じゅつ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

前述する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	前ぜん述じゅつする	前ぜん述じゅつしない
Polite	前ぜん述じゅつします	前ぜん述じゅつしません
Past polite	前ぜん述じゅつしました	前ぜん述じゅつしませんでした
Past	前ぜん述じゅつした	前ぜん述じゅつしなかった
Te-form	前ぜん述じゅつして	前ぜん述じゅつしないで
Desire	前ぜん述じゅつしたい	前ぜん述じゅつしたくない
Potential	前ぜん述じゅつできる	前ぜん述じゅつできない
Passive	前ぜん述じゅつされる	前ぜん述じゅつされない
Causative	前ぜん述じゅつさせる	前ぜん述じゅつさせない
Causative passive	前ぜん述じゅつさせられる	前ぜん述じゅつさせられない
Volitional	前ぜん述じゅつしよう
Polite volitional	前ぜん述じゅつしましょう
Imperative	前ぜん述じゅつしろ	前ぜん述じゅつするな
Conditional	前ぜん述じゅつすれば	前ぜん述じゅつしなければ
Tara conditional	前ぜん述じゅつしたら	前ぜん述じゅつしなかったら

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

aforementioned; above-mentioned; previously stated

Used in formal writing and speech to refer to something mentioned earlier in the same text or conversation. Often appears as 前述の (attributive) or 前述した (verbal).

前ぜん述じゅつの通とおり、会かい議ぎは延えん期きとなりました。
As mentioned above, the meeting has been postponed.
この問もん題だいについては前ぜん述じゅつしたので、ここでは省しょう略りゃくします。
Since I mentioned this issue earlier, I will omit it here.

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Usage patterns

前ぜん述じゅつの〈事こと〉the aforementioned ~
前ぜん述じゅつの問もん題だいについて、もう少すこし詳くわしく説せつ明めいします。
I will explain the aforementioned problem in a bit more detail.
前ぜん述じゅつしたようにas mentioned above
前ぜん述じゅつしたように、この制せい度どは来らい年ねんから変へん更こうされる予よ定ていです。
As mentioned above, this system is scheduled to be changed starting next year.
前ぜん述じゅつの通とおりas previously stated
前ぜん述じゅつの通とおり、申しん請せいには印いん鑑かんが必ひつ要ようです。
As previously stated, a personal seal is required for the application.

Kanji

前in front, before
述mention, state, speak

Related words· 7

上じょう述じゅつ
上述 and 前述 both mean 'aforementioned,' but 上述 sounds slightly more formal and is typically reserved for very structured or official writing.
既き述じゅつ
既述 shares the meaning of 前述 ('previously stated') but is rarer and more technical, common in legal or academic documents.
先せん述じゅつ
先述 is a close synonym of 前述, both meaning 'mentioned earlier,' with 先述 slightly more common in essayistic writing.
前ぜん記き
前記 is typical of legal and formal documents, while 前述 is a bit more general and can appear in both writing and speech.

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上じょう記き
上記 specifically points to text written above in the same document, whereas 前述 can also refer to something mentioned earlier in speech, not just writing.
以い上じょうN4
以上 (in its 'the above' sense) is a light, common way to refer back to something just said, while 前述 is a more formal, written-style word meaning 'aforementioned', often used in documents and reports.
くだんN1
前述 means 'previously stated' and is used in written documents, whereas 件 (くだん) is a more literary, narrative way to point back to something already brought up.

Opposites

後こう述じゅつ
前述 refers to something stated earlier in the text, while 後述 refers to something that will be stated later.

Etymology

Compound of 前 (before) and 述 (state, mention). The reading is on'yomi, suggesting a Sino-Japanese origin. The word is a straightforward kanji compound with no irregular historical development.