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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

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    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.

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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.

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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。

      Formerly, when I lived in Kyoto, I used to visit temples every day.

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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 buzzing like never before.

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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。

      Since Japan once practiced national isolation, its people tend to be more inward-looking than those of other countries.

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