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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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He was exceptionally polite. Er war außergewöhnlich höflich.
Didn’t you know Tom was married? Wussten Sie nicht, dass Tom verheiratet war?
That wasn’t a hard call to make. Das war keine schwierige Entscheidung.
was sponging war am Schwamm
Tom was my husband. Tom war mein Ehemann.
The curse was broken. Der Fluch war gebrochen.
Yanni was like a magnet. Yanni war wie ein Magnet.
The monster was not dead. Das Monster war nicht tot.
The coup was successful. Der Putsch war erfolgreich.
I was suspicious. Ich war misstrauisch.

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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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