かつて
N1嘗て曽て都て
[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
かつてここには大きな城があったらしい。
Apparently there was once a large castle here.
かつて経験したことのない事態に直面した。
I faced a situation I had never experienced before.
彼はかつてオリンピック選手だったそうだ。
I heard he was once an Olympic athlete.