Grammar Info

N1 Lesson 10: 21/22

に先駆(さきが)けて

First, Prior to, Pioneer, Ahead of

Structure

Noun + に先駆(さきが)け（て）

Details

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About に先駆けて

に先駆(さきが)け, is an expression used after nouns which indicates that something is being done ‘ahead of (A)’, or in a way that ‘paves the way for (A)’. It is a combination of the case-marking particle に, and the conjunctive form of the る-verb 先駆(さきが)ける, meaning ‘to lead the attack’, or ‘to pioneer’. In most cases, 先駆(さきが)け will imply that one person or organization did something first, which then led to everyone else within the same category taking the same course of action.
Common translations include ‘prior to (A), (B)’, or ‘ahead of (A), (B)’. Occasionally, the conjunction particle て may be used after the base 先駆(さきが)け form.
  • 世界(せかい)に先駆(さきが)け、あの国(くに)は死刑(しけい)を廃止(はいし)した。
    Pioneering for other countries, that country was the first to abolish the death penalty.
  • 三重県(みえけん)は全国(ぜんこく)に先駆(さきが)け、梅雨(つゆ)入(い)りをした。
    Ahead of the rest of the nation, the rainy season kicked off in Mie prefecture.
  • A社(しゃ)は他社(たしゃ)に先駆(さきが)けて、自動(じどう)運転(うんてん)が可能(かのう)な車(くるま)を開発(かいはつ)した。
    Paving the way for other companies, Company A developed a self-driving automobile.
As this grammar structure often indicates whole bodies that took a similar action after (B), に先駆(さきが)け will usually be seen after words like 世界(せかい) ‘the world’, 全国(ぜんこく) ‘the whole country’, 全市(ぜんし) ‘the whole city’ or ‘every city’, 業界(ぎょうかい) ‘the industry’, 他社(たしゃ) ‘other companies’, or 他(た)◯ ‘or anything’.

Examples

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    １７６３年(ねん)に、プロイセンは他国(たこく)に先駆(さきが)けて近代(きんだい)的(てき)な義務(ぎむ)教育(きょういく)を導入(どうにゅう)した。

    In 1763, paving the way for other countries, Prussia introduced the modern compulsory education.

    コンサートのサイト：「ファンクラブでは、一般(いっぱん)発売(はつばい)に先駆(さきが)けて、チケットの販売(はんばい)を行(おこな)います。」

    Concert website: 'The selling of tickets via the fan club will take place prior to offering them to the general public.'

    広告(こうこく)：「世界(せかい)の人々(ひとびと)に先駆(さきが)けて、楽(たの)しみながら学(まな)ぶ体験(たいけん)型(がた)博物館(はくぶつかん)を訪(おとず)れてみてはいかがでしょう。」

    Advertisement: 'How about paving the way for the people of the world and visiting an interactive museum, where you can learn and have fun at the same time.'

    我(わ)が社(しゃ)は他社(たしゃ)に先駆(さきが)けて世界(せかい)初(はつ)となる海流(かいりゅう)発電(はつでん)の実証(じっしょう)実験(じっけん)を成功(せいこう)させた。

    Pioneering for other companies, our company was the first in the world to succeed in demonstrating ocean current power generation.

    スプートニク１号(ごう)は世界(せかい)に先駆(さきが)けて打(う)ち上(あ)げられた人工(じんこう)衛星(えいせい)です。

    Pioneering for the rest of the world, Sputnik was the first artificial satellite to be launched.

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