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嘗て [rK] ；曽て [rK] ；都て [rK] ；曾て [sK]
【かつて [ichi1] ；かって】

[adv,adj-no] [uk]
▶ once
▶ before
▶ formerly
▶ ever
▶ former
▶ ex-

[adv,adj-no] [uk]
《used with neg. verb》
▶ never yet
▶ never before
▶ first time
▶ still not happened

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2829785 嘗てない【かつてない】 1. unprecedented; never seen before

History:

9.	A 2025-05-31 15:04:15 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	曾 is the old kanji form of 曽 and doesn't need to be visible.
	Diff:	@@ -6,4 +5,0 @@ -<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf> -</k_ele> -<k_ele> -<keb>曾て</keb> @@ -18,0 +15,4 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>曾て</keb> +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
8.	A 2023-03-21 20:56:51 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7.	A* 2023-03-21 02:19:57 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Not sure why かって is restricted to 曾て only. daijr: 近世以降「かって」と発音されることもある daijs: 近世以降「かって」ともいう。 smk: 口頭語では「かって」と言う向きもあるが本来は誤り曽て 1,597 -- adding (daijr/s, koj, smk, etc.)
	Diff:	@@ -9,0 +10,4 @@ +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf> +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>曽て</keb> @@ -22 +25,0 @@ -<re_restr>曾て</re_restr>
6.	A 2021-11-30 14:21:58 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	嘗て 79638 かつて 5837059 かつてあった 29810 嘗てあった 473 曾てあった No matches
	Comments:	I've seen 嘗て in old texts, but never anything modern i don't thonm
	Diff:	@@ -6 +6 @@ -<ke_pri>ichi1</ke_pri> +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf> @@ -9,0 +10 @@ +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf> @@ -12,0 +14 @@ +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
5.	A 2014-08-22 10:22:39 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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4.	A* 2014-08-22 07:31:10 Not Meiryo-Name <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	djr;djs;prog3e
	Comments:	Added "used with neg. verb" note to sense 2 because previously with the parentheses it only seemed to apply to "never yet" but not "never before" etc.
	Diff:	@@ -37 +37,2 @@ -<gloss>never yet (with negative verb)</gloss> +<s_inf>used with neg. verb</s_inf> +<gloss>never yet</gloss>
3.	A 2011-09-16 06:39:37 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
2.	A* 2011-09-16 06:24:56 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5
	Comments:	Better to make those expansions glosses.
	Diff:	@@ -36,0 +36,1 @@ +<misc>&uk;</misc> @@ -37,1 +38,3 @@ -<gloss>never before (meaning either "this is the first time" or "this has still not happened")</gloss> +<gloss>never before</gloss> +<gloss>first time</gloss> +<gloss>still not happened</gloss>
1.	A* 2011-09-15 16:21:52 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5
	Comments:	Clarify “never yet, never before” sense – it’s a bit confusing.
	Diff:	@@ -36,1 +36,2 @@ -<gloss>never (with negative verb)</gloss> +<gloss>never yet (with negative verb)</gloss> +<gloss>never before (meaning either "this is the first time" or "this has still not happened")</gloss>

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