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🕐Time & Dates

かつて

katsute

once, before, formerly

Example sentence

彼は今やかつての彼ではない。

He is not what he used to be.

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More Time & Dates words

WordMeaning
先せんprevious / prior / earlier (used in compounds; e.g. 先週[せんしゅう] = last week)
タイムタイムtime
事前じぜんprior, beforehand, in advance
タイミングタイミングtiming
従来じゅうらいup to now, so far, traditional
古代こだいancient times
青春せいしゅんyouth, springtime of life, adolescent
今更いまさらnow (when it's too late), at this late stage

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