ryokou no mae ni, fuku o suutsukeesu ni tsumete okimasu.

destination particle

Breakdown of ryokou no mae ni, fuku o suutsukeesu ni tsumete okimasu.

• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• に: time particle

Questions & Answers about ryokou no mae ni, fuku o suutsukeesu ni tsumete okimasu.

Why is it 旅行の前に and not 旅行する前に?

Both are possible, but they are built differently:

• 旅行の前に = before the trip
  • 旅行 is treated as a noun
  • の connects the noun to 前
• 旅行する前に = before traveling / before you travel
  • 旅行する is treated as a verb phrase

So:

• 旅行の前に、服をスーツケースに詰めておきます。 = Before the trip, I pack my clothes in my suitcase in advance.
• 旅行する前に、服をスーツケースに詰めておきます。 = Before traveling, I pack my clothes in my suitcase in advance.

The first one sounds a bit more like before the trip itself, while the second focuses more on before doing the action of traveling.

What does the particle に do in 前に?