最さい前ぜん

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

frontmost; foremost

Used as a no-adjective to describe the very front position of something. Often appears in set phrases like 最前線 (front line) or 最前列 (front row).

• 彼かれは最さい前ぜん列れつの席せきを取とった。

  He got a seat in the very front row.

noun, adverb

a short time ago; just now

Adverbial or noun use meaning 'a little while ago'. Slightly formal or literary; in casual speech さっき is more common.

• 最さい前ぜんお会あいしたばかりですね。

  We just met a short while ago, didn't we?

• 最さい前ぜんの話はなしをもう一いち度ど聞きかせてください。

  Please tell me again what you said just now.