No. 582 in Japanese
かつて
"かつて" means "once" or "formerly."
In a sentence
かつてここには美しい城がありました。
Once, there was a beautiful castle here.
Here, 'かつて' implies something that existed or was the case in the past but is no longer true.
彼女はかつて名高いピアニストだった。
She was once a renowned pianist.
In this sentence, 'かつて' specifies a role or achievement from the past that isn't current anymore.
この地域はかつて戦争の中心地だった。
This area was once the center of a war.
The use of 'かつて' here denotes that a significant historical event took place in this area long ago.
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