dort waren

were there

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phrase Rare #23,390
were there Used to say that people or things were in a particular place.
GE: Dort waren viele Kinder.
EN: There were lots of children there.

Wie war das Wetter in Boston, als Sie dort waren?

What was the weather like in Boston when you were there?

Einige Engländer, die häufig dort waren, erkannten mich.

Some English people who were there frequently recognized me.

— Die Taschendiebin (2016)

Tom sagt, daß Sie dort waren.

Tom says you were there.

Es ist schon lange her, dass wir dort waren.

It's been a long time since we were there.

Dort waren nur zwei Kunden an der Kasse.

There were only two customers at the checkout.

— Asphalt-Haie (1980)

Ist drei Jahre her, dass wir dort waren.

It's been three years since we were there.

— Loveless (2017)

Könnten wir, solange wir dort waren, einkaufen gehen?

Could we go shopping while we were there?

Dort waren wenig Menschen.

There were few people there.

Die Menschen dort waren unglücklich unter der Regierung.

The people there were unhappy under the government.

— Senna (2010)

Dort waren die Fotos.

The photos were there.

— Kein Sterbenswort (2006)

Es glaubt wohl auch niemand, dass die Dementoren zufällig dort waren, Minister.

Surely no one believes that the Dementors were there by chance, Minister.

— Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix (2007)

Dort waren ungefähr tausend Menschen.

There were about a thousand people there.