Guide someone through completing and sending a form in polite Japanese.
The idea
Use まず for the first step, 次に for the next and 最後に for the last. 開いたら makes opening the folder a prerequisite; 送信する前に places the check before sending, and 確認した後で places saving after the check. End each instruction with てください.
Examples
- まず、共有フォルダーを開いてください。First, open the shared folder.
- フォルダーを開いたら、申込書をダウンロードしてください。Once you have opened the folder, download the application form.
- 次に、名前と連絡先を記入してください。Next, fill in your name and contact details.
- 送信する前に、記入した内容を確認してください。Before sending, check the information you entered.
- 確認した後で、ファイルを保存してください。After checking, save the file.
- 最後に、保存したファイルをメールで送ってください。Finally, send the saved file by email.
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Watch out
Do not confuse 前に with 後で: reversing them changes the order. Use the dictionary form before 前に and the past form before 後で. Name the file or destination when the reader might not know it.
Try it yourself
送信する_、内容を確認してください。(前に/後で)
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前に
前に means “before”: the check must happen before sending.
フォルダーを開い_、ファイルを選んでください。(たら/る前に)
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たら
たら follows 開いた to make opening the folder the condition for choosing the file.
確認した_、ファイルを保存してください。(後で/前に)
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後で
後で means “after”: save only after checking.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
送信する_、内容を確認してください。(前に/後で)
フォルダーを開い_、ファイルを選んでください。(たら/る前に)
確認した_、ファイルを保存してください。(後で/前に)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write instructions for submitting a document: include a first step, a check before sending, and a final step. Read them in order and check that no prerequisite is missing.

