Dictionary
były
Meaning
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- former, previous (holding a certain function or position in the past but no longer so at the time of speaking)
- 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/
New
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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"Wynikające z tego skutki były bardzo pocieszające."
"The results were very comforting."
W latarniach, które były wmurowane do bram domów , syczały kaganki.
Flashlights hissed in the lanterns that were embedded in the gates of the houses.