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"was" in German

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The German translation for “was” is war.

Examples of "was" in use

There are 184 examples of the German word for "was" being used:
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Tom was very happy. Tom war sehr glücklich.
Yanni was not happy. Yanni war nicht glücklich.
But you said it was today! Aber du hast gesagt, es war heute!
I have never been there. Ich war noch nie dort.
The speech was boring. Die Rede war langweilig.
this village, I still know how it was dieses Dorf, ich weiß noch, wie es war
he was angry that I hadn’t done it er war wütend, dass ich es nicht getan hatte
Yanni was always available for his friends. Yanni war immer für seine Freunde da.
Tom was very nice to me. Tom war sehr nett zu mir.
I just went to the sea. Ich war gerade am Meer.

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And then another bang was heard.,
And what was more beautiful to see,
And whose idea was that?,
But you said it was today!,
Didn’t you know Tom was married?,
Everyone saw that I was embarrassed.,
for it was New Year’s Eve,
Grandmother was completely alone.,
He felt somewhat disappointed by the outcome.,
He had always been a bit of an oddball.,
he made more noise than was wise,
He turned out to be exceptionally gifted.,
He was a great admirer of Albert Einstein.,
He was a very wise, rich and powerful king.,
he was angry that I hadn’t done it,
He was exceptionally polite.,
He was just behind me.,
He was not aware of the danger.,
He was once here.,
He was present at the meeting.
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