Using 前 and 後 with Time versus Duration


I have the following 2 sentences to translate for class.

Sentence 1:

> 頭痛がするので、  
>  **四時前** に  
>  帰らせていただけますか。

Sentence 2:

> **四日後** のしけんは、  
>  むずかしいかわからないので、  
>  自信が持てなくて、 心配だ。

I think these mean the following.

Sentence 1

> I have a headache so  
>  before 4 o'clock  
>  can I go home? (can I receive your action of letting me return home)

Sentence 2

> As for the ... test,  
>  I didn't know whether it would be difficult so  
>  I could not have confidence and  
>  I was worried.

I have the following questions.

  1. Is my translation of sentence 1 correct? Specifically the "before 4 o'clock" part.
  2. Would the 四時前 be said as よじまえ?
  3. Is my translation of sentence 2 correct (what I have). And how is the missing part translated? (test after the 4th day, 4th, etc)
  4. How would the 四日後 be said? よっかご? よっかあと?




  1. I believe there's nothing wrong with your translation for the first sentence.

  2. Yes.

  3. As for the test (I'm having) in/after four days, I **don't** know whether or not it will be difficult, so I **don't** have confidence (I am not confident/ I have no confidence), and I **am** worried.

  4. よっかご

The translations for both sentences could of-course be better phrased to sound
more natural in English but may be you were asked to do a more literal
translation?




  1. I believe there's nothing wrong with your translation for the first sentence.

  2. Yes.

  3. As for the test (I'm having) in/after four days, I **don't** know whether or not it will be difficult, so I **don't** have confidence (I am not confident/ I have no confidence), and I **am** worried.

  4. よっかご

The translations for both sentences could of-course be better phrased to sound
more natural in English but may be you were asked to do a more literal
translation?

