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I was looking at [this
answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/21186/how-would-you-talk-
about-relative-time-in-the-past) and I discovered the word ぜんしゅう (last week).
I am familiar with せんしゅう, and I was wondering if there is any difference in
meaning between them?
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Difference between せんしゅう and ぜんしゅう
「[先週]{せんしゅう}」 can only mean one thing -- "last week", the week before this
week. Your stand point is right this moment -- the present.

「[前週]{ぜんしゅう}」 has two meanings:

1) same as 先週.

2) the preceding week of a particular week in the past that one is talking
about. Your stand point is in the past, not the present moment. It can be a
few weeks ago, many months or even years ago.

You will always be able to tell from the context which meaning 前週 is being
used for.
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