was
/wʌz/
뜻
v. be의 과거형, ~이었다, 있었다
메모be - am/is - was - been — I·he·she·it 같은 단수 주어의 과거에 쓴다
예문
I was very tired after the long trip.
AI 학습정보
영영 정의A1
The past tense of 'be' used with I, he, she, it and singular nouns.
파생형
- be v.
- were v.
- been v.
연어
- was born in
- there was
- was going to
예문 더 보기
She was born in Busan in 1998.
그녀는 1998년에 부산에서 태어났다.
There was a big tree in front of the school.
학교 앞에 큰 나무가 한 그루 있었다.
사용 맥락
was: 단수 주어에 쓰는 be동사 과거형
v. I·he·she·it·단수 명사 + was. 상태(~이었다)·존재(있었다)·수동태(was + p.p.)·진행형(was + -ing)에 쓴다
He was reading when I called.
내가 전화했을 때 그는 책을 읽고 있었다.
자주 틀리는 사용법 (O/X)
✓ You were late.
✗ You was late.
you는 단수여도 were
✓ I was born in 2005.
✗ I born in 2005.
'태어나다'는 수동태 be born — was를 빼지 않는다
뉘앙스 비교
was vs were
was — I·he·she·it·단수 명사
The movie was funny.
그 영화는 재미있었다.
were — you·we·they·복수 명사
The movies were funny.
그 영화들은 재미있었다.
보카번은 이런 단어를 모아 받아쓰기·퀴즈·플래시카드로 외우는 단어장 앱이에요. 앱 받기