Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, No-adjective

(かつ)once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened

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    1. Adverb, No-adjective

      1.

      once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Adverb, No-adjective

      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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      (わたし)(かつ)()んでいた場所(ばしょ)(こい)しいです。

      I miss the place where I once lived. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}

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      (かつ)(めい)選手(せんしゅ)も、(いま)普通(ふつう)のおじさんである。

      The former star player is now just an ordinary old man. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}

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      かつて京都(きょうと)にいた(ころ)は、毎日(まいにち)寺院(じいん)参拝(さんぱい)していました。

      When I was once in Kyoto, I used to visit temples every day. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}

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      オリンピックを目前(もくぜん)にして、(まち)(かつ)ない(にぎ)わいを()せています。

      With the Olympics just around the corner, the city is showing a bustle it has never before seen. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}

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      日本(にほん)(かつ)鎖国(さこく)をしていたとあって、他国(たこく)よりも(うち)()きな国民(こくみん)(おお)い。

      Japan once practiced a policy of national seclusion, resulting in a population that is more inward-looking than other countries. {once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened}

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