湯姆以前從沒用過洗衣機。

Tom had never used a washing machine before.

Tom had never used the washing machine before.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
2 以前 yǐqián
  1. before
  2. formerly
  3. previous
  4. ago
3 從沒 cóngméi
  1. never (in the past)
  2. never did
4 用 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore
=5 過 Guō surname Guo
=5 過 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=5 過 guo (experienced action marker)
6 洗衣機 xǐyījī washing machine; washer

classifier: 臺