war

Meaning

(first-person,form-of,preterite,singular) first-person singular preterite of sein
(form-of,preterite,singular,third-person) third-person singular preterite of sein

Concepts

was

it was

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vaːɐ̯/

New

sein

1. (copulative,irregular) to be
2. (impersonal,irregular) to feel (to experience a condition)
3. (impersonal,irregular) to feel like, to be in the mood for
4. (auxiliary,irregular) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
5. (intransitive,irregular) to exist; there to be; to be alive
6. (colloquial,intransitive,irregular) to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
7. (childish,intransitive,irregular) to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag

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Nachdem Sylvester nach Florenz umgezogen war , suchte er
👨

sich neue Mitglieder .

After Sylvester moved to Florence, he sought out new members.

Besonders eng war schließlich die Verbindung von Harsiese und Min.

Finally, the connection between Harsiese and Min.

Sein Vater
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war protestantisch , seine Mutter
👩‍🍼

katholisch .

His father was Protestant, his mother Catholic.

Es war außerdem das bisher teuerste Mariott-Hotel.

It was also the most expensive Mariott hotel to date.

Er war stets auf Frieden
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und Ausgleich bedacht und mehr Diplomat als Politiker .

He was always concerned with peace and balance and was more of a diplomat than a politician.

Ein
1

gemeinsames Ziel war das Recht auf religiös geleitete Schulen .

A common goal was the right to religiously led schools.

Er sagt: „ Ich war nie ein
1

Jazzmusiker.

He has said, "I was never a jazz musician.

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ihm war seine Vorliebe für die arabische und englische Poesie .

His preference for Arabic and English poetry was striking.

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