waren
Translation
were
Examples
Wir waren gestern im Park.
We were at the park yesterday.
Die Kinder waren sehr glücklich.
The children were very happy.
Grammar Patterns
((Subject)) + were + ((Adjective/Noun)) ... were ... The people were nice.
((Subject)) + were + ((Adverb of place/Prepositional phrase)) ... were at/in ... We were there.
Similar Words
hatten (had)
Etymology
From Old High German 'wārun', the past tense of 'wesan' (to be). Cognate with English 'were'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'waren' as the plural form of 'war' (was). 'Ich war' (I was), but 'Wir waren' (We were). It sounds very similar to the English 'were'.