There was / There were: hevokên cure, xebatên pratîkî, test û mînak

There was / There were bikarin

There was / There were بەکاردێت بۆ ئەوەی بڵێت شتێک هەبوو، ئامادە بوو، یان لە شوێنێکدا هەڵکەوتبوو لە ڕابردوودا.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
دوێنێ کتێبێک لەسەر مێزەکە بوو.
There were two students in the classroom.
لە پۆلەکەدا دوو قوتابی هەبوون.

There was / There were Form

شێوەکە پەیوەستە بەوەی کە ئایا باس لە یەک شت / ناوێکی نەتوانراو بۆ ژماردن دەکەین یان زیاتر لە یەک شت لە ڕابردوودا.

There was + singular noun / uncountable noun
There were + plural noun

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
ئەم بەیانیە کێشەیەک لەگەڵ پرینتەردا هەبوو.
There was some milk in the fridge.
لە یخچالەکەدا هەندێک شیر هەبوو.
There were three chairs in the room.
لە ژوورەکەدا سێ کورسی هەبوون.

There was / There were Qayda

  • There was لەگەڵ ناوی تاک بەکاردێت، و there were لەگەڵ ناوی کۆ بەکاردێت.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • لەگەڵ ناوە ناژمێردراوەکان، زۆرجار there was بەکاردەهێنین.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    خۆراک بە قەدەر بۆ هەمووان هەبوو.
    There was some information in the report.
    هەندێک زانیاری لە ڕاپۆرتەکەدا هەبوو.
  • دوای پێکهاتەکە، زۆرجار شوێن یان وردەکارییەکی کات زیاد دەکەین: لە ژوورەکەدا، لەسەر مێزەکە، شەوی ڕابردوو.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    پشیلەیەک لە ژێر کورسییەکە بوو.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    دوێنێ زۆر کەس لە وەستانگەی پاسەکە بوون.
  • لە ڕستە هەڵبژاردراوەکاندا، زۆرجار some بەکاردەهێنین، و لە پرسیارەکان و ڕستە نەرێنییەکاندا زۆرجار any بەکاردەهێنین.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • لە ئینگلیزیی گفتەوادا، there was زۆرجار بە شێوەی ئاسایی خۆی بەکاردێت، و شێوەی نەریشی زۆربەی کات کورت دەکرێتەوە بۆ there wasn’t. لەگەڵ there were، شێوەی تەواو یان there weren’t باوە.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • ئەگەر لیستێک دوای پێکهاتەکە بێت، کردارەکە زۆرجار لەگەڵ یەکەم ناوی ناو لیستەکەدا ڕێک دەکەوێت.
    ✅ There was a sofa and two chairs in the living room.
    ✅ There were two chairs and a sofa in the living room.

There was / There were Neçîrandin

نەرێکردن بە not دروست دەبێت: there was not / there wasn’t و there were not / there weren’t.

There was not + singular noun / uncountable noun
There were not + plural noun

There wasn’t any sugar in the cupboard.
لە دولابەکەدا هیچ شەکرێک نەبوو.
There weren’t any free tables.
هیچ میزێکی بەتاڵ نەبوو.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
ئەو بەیانییە هاتووچۆی زۆر نەبوو.

There was / There were Pirsên

لە پرسیارەکاندا، was یان were پێش there دێت.

Was there + singular noun / uncountable noun?
Were there + plural noun?
Wh-word + was / were + there ...?

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
ئایا پێشتر دووکانێکی دەرمان لێرە نزیک بوو؟
Were there any clean cups?
ئایا هیچ پیاڵەی پاک هەبوو؟
Why was there so much noise last night?
بۆچی دوێنێ شەو ئەوەندە دەنگ بوو؟
How many students were there in your group?
چەند خوێندکار لە گرووپەکەتاندا هەبوون؟

There was / There were Çewtiyên tipîk

❌ There was two windows in the room.
✅ There were two windows in the room.
❌ There were some milk in the fridge.
✅ There was some milk in the fridge.
Was there any books on the shelf?
Were there any books on the shelf?
❌ In my bag was a notebook.
✅ There was a notebook in my bag.
❌ There were a lot of water on the floor.
✅ There was a lot of water on the floor.

There was / There were Devok

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
ساڵانێک پێشتر، وێستگەی پاسێک لە نزیک ماڵەکەم هەبوو.
There were four computers in the office.
لە ئۆفیسەکەدا چوار کۆمپیوتەر هەبوون.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
لە چێشتخانەکەدا هەندێک قاوە هەبوو.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
لە ناو جانتامدا شوێنی پێویست نەبوو.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
هیچ هێلکەیەک لە فریجەکەدا نەبوو.
Was there a bank near the station before?
ئایا پێشتر بانکێک لە نزیک وێستگەکە هەبوو؟
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
لەو ڕستەیەدا هەڵەیەک هەبوو؟
There was a good restaurant on this street.
لەسەر ئەم شەقامە چێشتخانەیەکی باش هەبوو.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
لە هاوینی ڕابردوودا، لە باخچەکەدا زۆر گوڵ هەبوون.
There was too much noise in there.
لەوێ زۆر دەنگ و ڕەنگ بوو.

There was / There were Mînak

There was a message on your phone.
لە تەلەفۆنەکەتدا پەیامێک هەبوو.
There were some children in the park.
هەندێک منداڵ لە پارکەکەدا بوون.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
دوێنێ لە کاتژمێر 10 کۆبوونەوەیەک هەبوو.
There wasn’t any bread left.
هیچ نانێک ماوە نەبوو.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
ساڵانێک پێشتر لەم گوندەدا دووکان زۆر نەبوون.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
ئایا شتێکی سەرنجڕاکێش هەبوو بۆ سەیرکردن لە تەلەفزیۆن؟
Were there any messages for me?
ئایا هیچ پەیامێک بۆ من هەبوو؟
There was a strange smell in the room.
لە ژوورەکە بۆنێکی نامۆ هەبوو.
There were two new students in our class last month.
مانگی ڕابردوو دوو خوێندکاری نوێ لە پۆلەکەماندا هەبوون.
How many pages were there in that book?
چەند پەڕە لەو کتێبەدا هەبوون؟

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