were
were
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Esimerkkejä:
Jack, where 'were' you last night?
:Jack, missä sinä 'olit' eilisiltana?
We 'were' at home last night.
:'Olimme' kotona eilisiltana?
Jack and Jill, 'were' you at home last night?
:Jack ja Jill, 'olitte'ko kotona eilisiltana?
They 'were' at home last night.
:He 'olivat' kotona eilisiltana.
If I 'were' at home this night, I would be very bored. (kirjakielessä myös: 'Were' I at home this night, I would...)
:Jos 'olisin' kotona tänä iltana, minulla olisi erittäin tylsää.
If we 'were' at home this night, we would be very bored. (kirjakielessä myös: 'Were' we at home this night, we would...)
:Jos 'olisimme' kotona tänä iltana, meillä olisi erittäin tylsää.
Rimmaavat sanat
were rimmaa näiden kanssa:
penkere, tere, mantere, tantere, sotatantere, kintere, jäntere, autere, gruyère...
Englannin sanakirja
were englanniksi
(form of).
John, you were the only person to see him.
We were about to leave.
Mary and John, you were right.
They were a fine group.
They were to be the best of friends from that day on.
I wish that it were Sunday.
I wish that I were with you.
*: Were it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all. (= If it were simply...)
*: Were father a king, we would have war. (= If father were a king,...)
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puhekieltä was.
puhekieltä man (human male), as in (m).
Bosworth
puhekieltä The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
(nl-verb form of)
water (gloss)
(ku-verb form of)