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były

Meaning

1. former, previous (holding a certain function or position in the past but no longer so at the time of speaking)
2. former, previous (of nations; existing in the past but no longer so at the time of speaking, or now being in a different place or having a different form)

Hyphenated as

by‧ły

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɨ.wɨ/

być

to be indicates sameness or membership in a class
to be auxilary verb used for predication
in future tense, forms future tense of imperfective verbs
in past tense, forms pluperfect tense
to be indicates location, there be

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Sentences

" Wzrost jego i

tusza były prawie takie same , jak u

mnie ."

“His height and carcass were almost the same as mine.”

"Zdobywał się na uderzenia tak słabe , że były one dla Mistrza nieszkodliwe zupełnie ."

"He made strikes so weak that they were harmless to the Master."

"Wynikające z

tego skutki były bardzo pocieszające."

"The results were very comforting."

Na ten dzień zapasy
🤼

były skończone i

zebrani rozeszli się .

For that day, the supplies were finished and the gathered people dispersed.

Zresztą twarze obu po zajściu metamorfozy były zupełnie różne .

Anyway, the faces of both of them were completely different after the metamorphosis.

— Tak , były naprawdę ! — powtórzyła szybko .

"Yes, they really were!" she repeated quickly.

"Posterunki opryszków ustawione były w

wąskim wąwozie."

"The outposts of the herdsmen were set up in a narrow ravine."

W

latarniach, które były wmurowane do bram domów , syczały kaganki.

Flashlights hissed in the lanterns that were embedded in the gates of the houses.

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