かつて

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Japanese

Adverb

かつて (katsute

  1. 曾て, 嘗て: once, before, formerly, former
    (わたし)かつてアイスランドに()んだことがある。
    Watashi wa katsute Aisurando ni sunda koto ga aru.
    I once lived in Iceland.
    かつてのよう。
    Katsute no yō.
    Like it once was.
    かつて(とも)との再会(さいかい)
    Katsute no tomo to no saikai.
    A reunion with someone who was once a friend.
    京都(きょうと)かつて日本(にっぽん)首都(しゅと)でした。
    Kyōto wa katsute Nippon no shuto deshita.
    Kyoto was once to be Japan's capital.
  2. 曾て, 嘗て: (with a negative verb) never