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：2026/01/11
でした
Verb
form-of
past
Japanese Meaning
過去形の丁寧な断定助動詞「です」：was, were
Easy Japanese Meaning
ていねいな言い方で むかしのことを言うときに 使うことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
是（过去式，礼貌体） / 曾是；为（过去）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
是（過去式） / 為（過去式）
Korean Meaning
‘です’의 과거형: ~였다 / 정중한 서술의 과거형: ~였습니다/~이었습니다
Indonesian
adalah (bentuk lampau) / dulu merupakan / pernah menjadi
Vietnamese Meaning
đã là (lịch sự) / đã từng là (lịch sự)
Tagalog Meaning
ay (noon; magalang na anyo) / noon ay / dati'y
Sense（1）
past tense of です (desu, polite copula): was, were
（ romanization ）
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past tense of です (desu, polite copula): was, were
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でした
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The subject of the meeting was safety measures.
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会議の主題は安全対策でした。
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