How to say were in Japanese

いらしたirashita: expression:
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing) - abbr. of いらっしゃった - honorific language

Example Sentences

人間ningen はha 決してkesshite 永遠eien にni はha 生きiki られrare ないnai ものmono だda。: Humans were never meant to live forever.
今日kyou 君kun はha 来るkuru のno かka なna とto 思っomo てte いi たta ところtokoro だda よyo。: I was wondering if you were going to show up today.
あぁaa 私watashi のno 白いshiroi ズボンZUBON がga！新しいatarashii のにnoni。: Oh, my white pants! And they were new.
彼kare はha 常時jouji 彼kare のno 才能sainou をwo ねたむnetamu 人々hitobito からkara 中傷chuushou されるsareru ことkoto にni うんざりunzari していたshiteita。: He was sick of being vilified all the time by people who were jealous of his ability.
結婚式kekkonshiki でde はha あまりにamarini たくさんtakusan のno ごちそうgochisou がga 出さdasa れre たta のでnode、新郎shinrou 新婦shinpu はha もっとmotto 多くooku のno 人hito をwo 呼ぶyobu べきbeki だっda たta かka なna とto 思いomoi 始めhajime たta。: Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.

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