かつて
N1曽て
嘗て都て曾て
[katsute]
Definitions
1.adverb (fukushi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-
2.adverb (fukushi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
Example Sentences
曽てこの地は海だったという伝説があります。
It's said this land was once sea.
曽て見たことのない不思議な光景でした。
It's a scene I've never seen before.
曽ての仲間たちと久しぶりに再会しました。
I reunited with my former colleagues.