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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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was radiant war strahlend
She felt embarrassed. Sie war verlegen.
It was cold, freezing cold. Es war kalt, eiskalt.
It was entirely coincidental. Es war reiner Zufall.
Tom was slightly confused. Tom war etwas verwirrt.
Her speech was full of wit. Ihre Rede war voller Witz.
Yanni’s body was naked. Yannis Körper war nackt.
He was just behind me. Er war direkt hinter mir.
I was as cool as a cucumber. Ich war cool wie eine Gurke.
It was a full moon yesterday. Gestern war Vollmond.

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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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