嘗て (Katsute) is a Japanese adverb meaning “once, before, formerly, ever”.
Meanings
- adverb, adjectival nounonce; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-
- adverb, adjectival nounnever yet; never before; first time; still not happenedused with neg. verb
Examples
我々はかつて、恋敵だった。
We had been rival lovers at one time.
彼は今やかつての彼ではない。
He is not what he used to be.
彼はかつて彼女を愛していた。
He used to love her.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).