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were

waren

Meaning of were

past plural form of be

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Aussprache
EN-UK/wɜː/
EN-US/wɝ/
DE[ˈvaːʁən]
were
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were mit russischer Uebersetzung

Beispiele mit were

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

They were at the party last night.

Они были на вечеринке прошлой ночью.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

If I were you, I'd leave now.

Если бы я был на твоём месте, я бы ушёл сейчас.

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were belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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Synonyme fuer were

Related words worth learning together

were
было / были
was
был / была / было
is
есть / является
are
есть / являются
been
был / бывший
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🇬🇧en

было / были

A1Very Often

We were tired after the trip.

🇬🇧en

был / была / было

A1Very Often

She was at home yesterday.

🇬🇧en

есть / является

A1Very Often

He is happy now.

🇬🇧en

есть / являются

A1Very Often

They are ready.

B
🇬🇧en
been

был / бывший

A1Very Often

She has been here before.

What’s the difference

Aehnliche Woerter und Listen fuer were

Questions about this word

Was bedeutet were?

past plural form of be

Wie spricht man were aus?

were wird als /wɜː/ ausgesprochen.

Wie verwendet man were in einem Satz?

They were at the party last night. Uebersetzung: Они были на вечеринке прошлой ночью.

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