Summary
The French translation for “it was” is
c’était. The French,
c’était, can be broken down into 2 parts:
"this; it (before a vowel sound)" (c’) and
"was (3rd person singular)" (était).
Examples of "it was" in use
There are 13 examples of the French word for "it was" being used:
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EnglishIf today is Tuesday, yesterday was Monday. |
FrenchSi aujourd’hui c’est mardi, hier c’était lundi. |
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EnglishIf today is Monday, yesterday was Sunday. |
FrenchSi aujourd’hui c’est lundi, hier c’était dimanche. |
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EnglishIf today is Wednesday, yesterday was Tuesday. |
FrenchSi aujourd’hui c’est mercredi, hier c’était mardi. |
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EnglishIf today is Saturday, yesterday was Friday. |
FrenchSi aujourd’hui c’est samedi, hier c’était vendredi. |
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EnglishIf today is Sunday, yesterday was Saturday. |
FrenchSi aujourd’hui c’est dimanche, hier c’était samedi. |
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EnglishIf today is Friday, yesterday was Thursday. |
FrenchSi aujourd’hui c’est vendredi, hier c’était jeudi. |
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EnglishIf today is Thursday, yesterday was Wednesday. |
FrenchSi aujourd’hui c’est jeudi, hier c’était mercredi. |
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EnglishI told you it was dangerous. |
FrenchJe t’ai dit que c’était dangereux. |
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Englishit was delicious |
Frenchc’était délicieux |
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EnglishIt was a tragic love story. |
FrenchC’était une histoire d’amour tragique. |
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