war Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “was” is war. Examples of "was" in use There are 90 examples of the German word for "was" being used: Recording English German Learn I was absolutely amazed. Ich war absolut verblüfft. Learn It was pitch-black. Es war stockfinster. Learn The lake was frozen. Der See war zugefroren. Learn The steam was scalding. Der Dampf war kochend heiß. Learn That was not my intention. Das war nicht meine Absicht. Learn I’ve been married three times. Ich war dreimal verheiratet. Learn their street was deserted ihre Straße war verlassen Learn Tom’s grandfather was a slave. Toms Großvater war ein Sklave. Learn I was very annoyed that... Ich war sehr verärgert, dass... Learn I wasn’t in the mood. Ich war nicht in der Stimmung. Learn Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Last page Last » Practice Lesson "was" Practice (91) Lesson Learn Lesson words was etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases And whose idea was that?, Grandmother was completely alone., He was exceptionally polite., He was once here., He was red with anger., He went there in person., Her claim was incorrect., His argument was convincing., His commitment was sincere., His deportation was inevitable., His downfall was inevitable., His father was a carpenter., His reputation was ruined., How long was I unconscious?, I cared about him., I was, I was absolutely amazed., I was skiing., I was somewhere else., I was suspicious. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 3 Part of Speech Courses Verbs 1 Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech