Vocab Info
N1 Adverb, の-adjective
嘗てonce, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened
Dictionary Definition
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- Adverb, の-adjective - 1. - once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex- Usually written using kana alone
- 2. - never yet, never before, first time, still not happened Usually written using kana alone, used with neg. verb
 
All Forms
嘗て 【かつて】、嘗て 【かって】、曾て 【かつて】、曾て 【かって】、曽て 【かつて】、曽て 【かって】、都て 【かつて】、都て 【かって】
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Examples
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- 私は嘗て住んでいた場所が恋しいです。 - I miss the place where I once lived. - N1
 
- 嘗ての名選手も、今は普通のおじさんである。 - The former star player is now just an ordinary old man. - N1
 
- かつて京都にいた頃は、毎日寺院に参拝していました。 - Formerly, when I lived in Kyoto, I used to visit temples every day. - N1
 
- オリンピックを目前にして、街が嘗てない賑わいを見せています。 - With the Olympics just around the corner, the city is buzzing like never before. - N1
 
- 日本は嘗て鎖国をしていたとあって、他国よりも内向きな国民が多い。 - Since Japan once practiced national isolation, its people tend to be more inward-looking than those of other countries. - N1
 
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