Examples of using "かつて" in a sentence and their english translations:
- I did it once.
- I did that once.
- I did that one time.
Germany was once allied with Italy.
Even decisions that used to be simple,
Once I lived in Osaka.
We had been rival lovers at one time.
Once upon a time, there lived a cruel king.
Where I couldn't see before
My mother used to be into tennis.
At one time, there was a bridge here.
I once worked in a restaurant.
I was young once.
Angola was once a Portuguese territory.
Where I couldn't see before
And Ronald Reagan once talked about government as a baby
is at an all-time low.
- He used to love her.
- He once loved her.
Tom has a history of drug abuse.
Zimbabwe was once a colony of Britain.
I'm not what I used to be.
There used to be a house here at one time.
Kyoto was an old capital of Japan.
At one time Nigeria was a British colony.
She used to play basketball.
She was a track star once.
He was confident of his antibodies.
Sega used to make video game consoles a long time ago.
There used to be a bookstore on that corner.
Germany was once allied with Italy.
Kenya used to be a British colony.
Once he saw his father there.
Germany was once an ally of Italy.
Once they were very useful.
Africa was once called the Dark Continent.
- At one time they lived in Nagoya.
- They were living in Nagoya then.
He is the greatest man who has ever lived.
Tom used to be our handyman.
I once lived in Rome.
- In another time, there were poor farmers in that village.
- There were once poor farmers in that village.
I have once been to Europe.
- There used to be a church here.
- There was a church here once.
There used to be a big cherry tree in the garden.
In the past, everything was different.
Tom used to be a lot richer than he is now.
As you can see, it's patient-specific. That's one thing.
At one time there were many slaves in America.
Dinosaurs used to rule the earth.
It was the best play that I had ever seen.
That island was governed by France at one time.
He is better off than ever before.
It used to be taboo for women to smoke.
This fashion has had its day.
At one time, I used to go jogging every morning.
Once the Sultan ruled over what today is Turkey.
No one has ever seen God.
By his own account, Bassam used to hate Israelis,
My mother was once a champion swimmer.
She used to work for our company.
- He once possessed much land.
- He once had a lot of land.
- He once owned a lot of land.
He seems to have had a great amount of money.
This is the house where she used to live.
The United States was once part of the British Empire.
I used to listen to English programs.
I heard that story once.