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da waren

there were

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phrase Uncommon #9,618
there were Depending on context, it can also mean “were there,” referring to people or things being present at a place.
GE: Da waren viele Leute im Park.
EN: There were a lot of people in the park.

Da waren so viele Erinnerungen.

There were so many memories.

— Sprich mit ihr (2002)

Sie will nicht über sich sprechen, obwohl Sie deswegen da waren.

She doesn’t want to talk about herself, even though you were there for that reason.

— Anatomie eines Falls (2023)

Nein, da waren nirgends Pfirsiche.

No, there weren't any peaches anywhere.

— Parasite (2019)

Ich weiß schon nicht mehr, wie viele Leute da waren.

I’ve already lost count of how many people were there.

Wen interessiert schon, dass Sie da waren?!

Who cares that you were there?!

— Blow Out - Der Tod löscht alle Spuren (1981)

Ich bin froh, dass Sie da waren.

I'm glad you were there.

Da waren mehr als fünfzig Mädchen auf der Party.

There were more than fifty girls at the party.

Ich freue mich, dass Sie da waren.

I'm glad you were there.

Es war kein Zufall, dass Tom und Maria alle beide da waren.

It was no coincidence that both Tom and Maria were there.

Wissen Sie noch, ob Tom und Maria da waren?

Do you remember if Tom and Maria were there?

Danke, dass Sie heute da waren.

Thank you for being here today.

— Die Unfassbaren 3 - Now you see me (2025)

Die, die da waren.

Those who were there.

— Roma (2018)

Da waren Felder und Stellen, an denen das Gras nur spärlich wuchs.

There were fields and places where the grass grew only sparsely.

Da waren Williams und seine Mannschaft völlig erschöpft.

By then, Williams and his team were completely exhausted.

Zuerst brachen sie in sein Haus ein, und da waren noch mehr Schläger dabei.

First they broke into his house, and there were even more thugs there.

Da waren quasi nur Arbeitskollegen.

There were basically only coworkers there.

— Girls' Night Out (2017)

Und da waren sie schon so kalt wie Stein.

And they were already as cold as stone.

— Henry V (1989)

Weil keine Taxis da waren, musste ich zu Fuß nach Hause zurückkehren.

Because there were no taxis, I had to walk home.

Da keine Taxis da waren, sind wir zu Fuß zurückgekehrt.

Since there were no taxis, we returned on foot.

Da waren ein Fernseher und eine Kamera.

There was a television and a camera.

— Parallelwelten (2018)

Sicher, dass sie nicht da waren?

Are you sure they weren't there?

— In ihren Augen (2009)

Da waren so viele Leute.

There were so many people there.

— Ich gab Dir mein Herz, Geliebter - Hum dil de chuke sanam (1999)

So in der Gegend von Lyon erzählen Sie, dass Sie mit Ihrer Familie mal da waren.

So, around Lyon, you say that you were there once with your family.

— Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Sie wussten nicht einmal, wo wir da waren.

They didn’t even know where we were.

Möglich, dass Tom und Maria da waren; ich habe sie aber nicht gesehen.

It's possible that Tom and Maria were there, but I didn't see them.

Es ist schade, dass Tom und Maria nicht da waren.

It's a shame that Tom and Maria weren't there.

Da waren nicht nur drei Kinder involviert, sondern acht.

There weren't just three children involved, but eight.

— Die Frau die singt - Incendies (2010)

Als alle noch da waren.

When everyone was still there.

— Bugonia (2025)

Und da waren ein paar Typen, die ihn beschützt haben.

And there were a few guys who protected him.

— Victoria (2015)

Keine Ahnung, ob sie da waren.

No idea if they were there.

— La La Land (2016)

Weil keine Kunden da waren, haben wir den Laden früher geschlossen.

Because there were no customers, we closed the store early.

Da waren Ratten, Dad.

There were rats, Dad.

— Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug (1989)

Touristen, die da waren, als die Zone entstand.

Tourists who were there when the zone was created.

— Stalker (1979)

Da waren die Kosten für die Mannschaft.

Then there were the costs for the team.