かつて

Japanese

Adverb

かつて (rōmaji katsute)

  1. 曾て, 嘗て: once, before, formerly, former
    私 (わたし)はかつてアイスランドに住 (す)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.
    かつての友 (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 (きょう)都 (と)はかつて日 (にっ)本 (ぽん)の首 (しゅ)都 (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
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