Vocab Info
N2 Adverb, No-adjective
かねてpreviously, already, for some time, for quite a while
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, No-adjective
1.
previously, already, for some time, for quite a while
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
予て 【かねて】、兼ねて 【かねて】
Common・Uncommon
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かねてからの願いが叶ったので嬉しいです。
I am happy because my long-standing wish has come true. {previously, already, for some time, for quite a while}
女将:「鈴木様ですね。お名前はかねて伺っております。」
Landlady: 'You are Mr./Ms. Suzuki, aren't you? I've heard your name before.' {previously, already, for some time, for quite a while}
私は知人からかねて聞いていたフレンチレストランを訪れました。
I visited the French restaurant that I had previously heard about from an acquaintance. {previously, already, for some time, for quite a while}
かねてから聞いていたからといって、婚約指輪を見て驚かないわけではない。
Just because I had heard about it beforehand, it doesn't mean I wasn't surprised when I saw the engagement ring. {previously, already, for some time, for quite a while}
僕はかねて聞いた観光地を訪れるという風に、昔は出来なかった事を今しています。
Now I am doing things I couldn't do before, like visiting the tourist spots I had heard about for a long time. {previously, already, for some time, for quite a while}
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