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Grammar JLPT Level N5 - Lesson 11

Structure of だった・でした:

Noun + だった
[な]Adjective + だった

Details about だった・でした:

In order to say that something 'was' a certain way in Japanese, you will need to use だった (casual) or でした (polite) attached to the end of a noun or な-Adjective. This is simply a combination of two auxiliary verbs, (or です when polite) with た. For だった, we will need to add った to the base form of . For です, す will change to し before adding た.
  • あの電車(でんしゃ)(しず)だった
    That train was quiet.
  • 富士山(ふじさん)綺麗(きれい)でした
    Mt. Fuji was beautiful.
だった・でした

Usage Notes for だった・でした:

The past form of い-Adjectives cannot be linked with だった or でした, as they have their own set of conjugation rules.

Synonyms for だった・でした:

う-Verb (Past)
う - Verbs (Past tense)
To be, Is
です
To be, Is

Example of だった・でした

綺麗(きれい) だった

It was beautiful.

トムだった

It was Tom.

(わたし)(くるま)(いろ)ピンクでした

My car was pink.

それ昨日(きのう)でした

That was yesterday.

(ねこ)(だい)()だった

I really liked cats. (Cats were loved by me)

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誰(だれ)

Who
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To, Toward
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い-Adjective + です (Predicate)

い-Adjective (Predicate)
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Verb (Non-Past)

(Non-past)
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