waren Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “were” is waren. Examples of "were" in use There are 22 examples of the German word for "were" being used: Recording English German Learn they were sie waren Learn we were wir waren Learn They were not home. Sie waren nicht zu Hause. Learn Almost everyone was late. Fast alle waren zu spät. Learn Yanni and Skura were happy together. Yanni und Skura waren glücklich zusammen. Learn were leaving waren weg Learn We were in love. Wir waren verliebt. Learn We were just being honest. Wir waren einfach nur ehrlich. Learn Were my questions difficult? Waren meine Fragen schwierig? Learn Every effort was in vain. Alle Bemühungen waren vergeblich. Learn Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last » Practice Lesson "were" Practice (23) Lesson Learn Lesson words were etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases All our efforts were in vain., All those efforts came to nothing., Almost everyone was late., Every effort was in vain., everyone was moody and short-tempered, everyone was tense, His appearances were sporadic., How much were the expenses?, My efforts were not in vain., The answers were the same., The columns were made of marble., The consequences were devastating., The hills were covered with snow., they were, They were not home., we were, We were in love., We were just being honest., were leaving, Were my questions difficult? etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 11 Part of Speech Courses Verbs 3 Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech