Grammar

〜だった

Reading: だった

Meanings: was (casual)

Explanation

introduction

explanation

*だった* is the **casual** past tense of the copula *だ*. It means *was* or *were*. Use it after a `noun` or `na-adjective` in **casual** speech.

explanation

Just like *だ*, the past form *だった* is NOT used with `i-adjectives`. For `i-adjectives`, use the *かった* form instead (e.g. *高かった*).

structure

彼かれの好すきな食たべ物ものはラーメンだった。
kare no sukina tabemono wa raamen datta.
His favorite food was ramen.
彼かれは昔むかし、先せん生せいだった。
kare wa mukashi, sensei datta.
He was a teacher a long time ago.
あのカフェは静しずかだった。
ano kafe wa shizuka datta.
That cafe was quiet.