How to say previously in Japanese

JLPTN1
かねてkanete☆《予て・兼ねて》

adverb / ~の noun:

  • previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

Example Sentences

しかしshikashiそこsokoにはniha山ほどyamahodo未踏のmitouno問題mondaiがgaあったatta。
However, that involved a mountain of previously unconsidered problems.
彼kareはha２日前maeにni着いたtsuita。
He arrived two days previously.
洪水kouzuiはhaかつてkatsuteはhaこのkono地方chihouにはniha宿命shukumeiであったdeatta。
Previously, floods were fate for the region.
以前izen会ったatta事があったkotogaattaのでnode、すぐにsuguni彼kareがgaわかったwakatta。
I recognized him immediately since we had previously met.
ニューヨークNYUUYOOKUはha私watashiがga以前izenからkara訪れotozureたいtaiとto思っていたomotteita都市toshiのno一つhitotsuですdesu。
New York is one of the cities that I previously thought that I wanted to visit.

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