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damals gab es

back then there was

→ damals
phrase Rare #30,374
back then there was Use “there were” in English when referring to plural things.
GE: Damals gab es hier ein kleines Kino.
EN: Back then there was a small cinema here.

Damals gab es Hass zwischen uns.

Back then there was hatred between us.

Damals gab es noch kein Radio.

There was no radio back then.

Damals gab es dort eine große internationale Siedlung.

At that time, there was a large international settlement there.

— Der letzte Kaiser (1987)

Damals gab es noch nicht viele Ärztinnen.

At that time there weren't many female doctors.

Damals gab es noch kein Internet.

There was no internet back then.

Damals gab es den Google-Übersetzer noch nicht.

Back then, Google Translate didn’t exist yet.

Damals gab es noch keine Computer.

There were no computers back then.

Damals gab es keine solchen Maschinen.

Such machines did not exist back then.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)