gab Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “were” is gab. Examples of "were" in use There are 3 examples of the German word for "were" being used: Recording English German Learn There were a lot of mosquitoes. Es gab viele Mücken. Learn There were a lot of flies. Es gab viele Fliegen. Learn There were no injuries in the collision. Bei dem Zusammenstoß gab es keine Verletzten. Learn Practice Lesson "were" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words were etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases There were a lot of flies., There were a lot of mosquitoes. etc. View all lesson phrases Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech