war
Translation
was, were
Examples
Ich war gestern krank.
I was ill yesterday.
Es war sehr kalt.
It was very cold.
Wir waren im Kino.
We were at the cinema.
Grammar Patterns
((Subject)) ((adjective/noun)) ...was/were... I was ill yesterday.
Similar Words
hatte (had)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *was, past tense of *wesaną ('to be'). Cognate with English 'was'.
Memory Tips
It looks and sounds very similar to the English word 'was'. Just remember 'war' is for 'I was' and 'he/she/it was'.