Japanese phrase
以前も___がありました。 i zen mo ___ ga a ri ma shi ta
Meaning
There was ___ before too.
When to use it
Says that something had already happened at an earlier time. It often connects a current problem with a similar past example without sounding forceful.
Example dialogue
このエラーは初めてですか？ ko no e rā wa haji me te de su ka
Is this the first time this error has appeared?
いいえ。以前も同じエラーがありました。 i i e i zen mo ona ji e rā ga a ri ma shi ta
No. The same error happened before too.