N2 — outside your level filter
Modifies the end of the sentence directly and takes no だ／です, so there are no forms to conjugate.
かつて
katsuteonce, formerlyN2adverb
Example sentences2
この辺はかつて田んぼだった。
kono hen wa katsute tanbo datta.
This area used to be rice paddies. neutral
かつて付き合ってた人なんだ。
katsute tsukiatteta hito nan da.
That's someone I used to date. casual