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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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I have never been to the United States. Ich war noch nie in den Vereinigten Staaten.
This month was kind of difficult. Dieser Monat war ziemlich schwierig.
He was red with anger. Er war rot vor Wut.
And whose idea was that? Und wessen Idee war das?
She was still a virgin. Sie war noch Jungfrau.
His father was a carpenter. Sein Vater war Zimmermann.
It was the last evening of the year. Es war der letzte Abend des Jahres.
He was not aware of the danger. Er war sich der Gefahr nicht bewusst.
I don’t think it was a coincidence ich glaube nicht, dass es ein Zufall war
Tom wasn’t satisfied with Mary’s answer. Tom war mit Marys Antwort nicht zufrieden.

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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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