Lingakuお先に【おさきに】
Frequency rank: 19,131. – 19,212.
- before; previouslypolite (teineigo) language
- aheadpolite (teineigo) language
- pardon me for leaving (before you)abbreviationpolite (teineigo) languagesee also お先に失礼します
adverb (fukushi)
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Forms
- お先に【おさきに】Frequency rank: 19,131. – 19,212.
- おさきに
Generated definitions (experimental)
- before; previously
- ahead
- pardon me for leaving (before you)
This meaning is used to indicate that something occurred earlier in time than another event.
He went home before us.
I finished my work early yesterday.
This usage refers to being in front of or leading in a physical or metaphorical sense.
This phrase is a polite way to excuse oneself for departing before others, often used in social contexts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おさきにお先にしつれい失礼しますPardon me for leaving (before you)おさきにお先にどうぞPlease go aheadおさきにお先にいく行くTo go aheadおさきにお先にかえる帰るTo leave earlyおさきにお先にすすむ進むTo proceed aheadおさきにお先におつかれお疲れさま様でしたThank you for your hard work (used when leaving early)おさきにお先におじゃまお邪魔しますPardon me for intruding (in a lighthearted way)おさきにお先にしつれい失礼させていただきますI respectfully excuse myself (for leaving)