Was Meaning in English
word · lemma: be
/ˈwɑz/, /wəz/
WAHZ, wuhz
/wˈɒz/
WOZ
التعريف
The past tense of 'be', used to talk about something or someone in the past, usually with singular subjects.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Always singular subjects (I, he, she, it). For plural subjects, use 'were'. Commonly confused with 'were' and 'be'. Used in simple past statements and questions.
Spanish: era - estabaPortuguese (BR): era - estavaPortuguese (PT): era - estavaChinese (Simplified): 是 - 曾是Chinese (Traditional): 是 - 曾是Hindi: थाArabic: كانBengali: ছিলRussian: был - была - былоJapanese: だったVietnamese: đã làKorean: 이었다 - 였다Turkish: idiUrdu: تھا - تھی - تھا (غیر جاندار کے لیے)Indonesian: adalah
جمل نموذجية
She was happy yesterday.
basic
I was at home last night.
basic
He was very tired after work.
basic
I was just thinking about you.
natural
She was like, really surprised by the news.
natural
There was a lot going on at the party last night.
natural