だった

expression

was; were

Past tense of the plain copula だ. Used in informal speech and writing to state that something was the case.

See also: だ

• 昨日きのうはいい天てん気きだった。

  Yesterday was nice weather.

• 彼かれは昔むかし、先せん生せいだった。

  He was a teacher a long time ago.