kaigi no mae ni, happyou no junban o kimemasu.

Before the meeting, we decide the order of the presentations.

Breakdown of kaigi no mae ni, happyou no junban o kimemasu.

• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• に: time particle
• 会議かいぎ: meeting

Questions & Answers about kaigi no mae ni, happyou no junban o kimemasu.

What is the basic structure of this sentence?

A simple way to break it down is:

• 会議の前に = before the meeting
• 発表の順番を = the order of the presentations
• 決めます = decide

So the pattern is:

[time expression] + [thing being decided] + を + [verb]

Japanese often puts time information near the beginning of the sentence.

What does の do in 会議の前 and 発表の順番?

In both places, の connects two nouns.

• 会議の前 = the meeting’s before → more natural English: before the meeting
• 発表の順番 = the presentation order / the order of presentations

So の often works a bit like:

• of
• ’s
• or a noun modifier

It is very common in Japanese for linking nouns together.

Why is there a に after 前?

In 会議の前に, the に marks a time point: before the meeting.

With words like 前 and 後, に is often used when they describe when something happens:

• 授業の前に勉強します。 = I study before class.
• 食事の後に散歩します。 = I take a walk after the meal.

So here, 会議の前に tells us when they decide the order.