es waren

there were

→ es
phrase Common #3,939
there were Used to say that people or things existed or were present in the past.
GE: Es waren viele Menschen im Park.
EN: There were many people in the park.

Es waren mehrere Studenten im Raum.

There were several students in the room.

Es waren nicht viele da.

There weren't many there.

Es waren seltsame Geräusche.

There were strange noises.

— Der unsichtbare Gast (2017)

Es waren Bullen.

They were cops.

— Asphalt-Haie (1980)

Nein, es waren drei.

No, there were three.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Es waren bloß noch Scherben.

There was nothing left but shards.

— Rebecca (1940)

Es waren viele Menschen dort.

There were a lot of people there.

Es waren die schwersten Monate in meinem Leben.

Those were the hardest months of my life.

— Aquarius (2016)

Es waren weder Kakerlaken noch Mäuse.

There were neither cockroaches nor mice.

— Mein Nachbar Totoro (1988)

Es waren einen Menge Vögel in dem Baum.

There were a lot of birds in the tree.

Es waren zwei Dutzend gewesen.

There had been two dozen.

Es waren gute fünf Kilometer vom Bahnhof bis zur Schule.

It was a good five kilometers from the train station to the school.

Es waren keine Messer da.

There were no knives there.

Ich hätte mir denken können, dass Sie es waren.

I could have guessed it was you.

Es waren mehr Zuschauer da als beim letzten Mal.

There were more spectators than last time.

Es waren nicht mehr als zehn Kunden in dem Laden.

There were no more than ten customers in the store.

Es waren nur noch ein paar Tage bis zur Hochzeit.

There were only a few days left until the wedding.

Aber es waren seine Männer.

But they were his men.

— Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (1968)

Es waren ungefähr tausend Leute da.

There were about a thousand people there.

Es waren Mrs Dietrichson und eine zweite Person.

It was Mrs. Dietrichson and one other person.

— Frau ohne Gewissen (1944)

Ich schätze, es waren mindestens zwanzig Sorten Käse auf dem Tisch.

I estimate there were at least twenty types of cheese on the table.

Es waren die Ersten, die von Anfang bis Ende dabei waren.

They were the first to be there from beginning to end.

— Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes - Teil 1 (2010)

Es waren drei im Truck.

There were three in the truck.

— The Rip (2026)

Es waren wenige Menschen im Park.

There were few people in the park.

Es waren einige faule Äpfel im Korb.

There were some rotten apples in the basket.

Es waren zwei Schüsse!

There were two shots!

— Bullet Train (2022)

Es waren kaum Leute da.

There were hardly any people there.

— Frau ohne Gewissen (1944)

Es waren keine drin.

There weren't any inside.

— Kein Sterbenswort (2006)

Es waren mehrere Schüler im Raum.

There were several students in the room.

Es waren nicht viele Möbel im Zimmer.

There wasn't much furniture in the room.

Nicht nur Hexen und Zauberer, es waren alle möglichen dunklen Kreaturen.

Not just witches and wizards, they were all kinds of dark creatures.

— Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix (2007)

Es waren nur sehr wenige Studenten da.

There were very few students there.

Ich musste nur noch herausfinden, welche es waren.

I just had to find out which ones they were.

Es waren Außerirdische.

They were aliens.

Sie wurden nur für einen Überfall verurteilt, aber ich weiß, es waren viele.

They were only convicted for one robbery, but I know there were many.

— Der Hochstapler - Roofman (2025)

Aber es waren so viele Leute hier.

But there were so many people here.

— Leben! (1994)

Es waren alles Botschaften der Liebe.

They were all messages of love.

— Tatsächlich... Liebe (2003)

Es waren viele Leute im Saal.

There were a lot of people in the hall.

Es waren die schlimmsten Schmerzen, die Tom je hatte erfahren müssen.

It was the worst pain Tom had ever experienced.

Die sollen wissen, dass wir es waren.

They should know that it was us.

— Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Es waren vor allem Frauen.

They were mostly women.

Es waren ein paar Schüler im Klassenzimmer.

There were a few students in the classroom.

Ich bekam nicht jedes Wort mit; es waren zu viele.

I didn’t catch every word; there were too many.

Es waren zehn Minuten bis zum Ende der Unterrichtsstunde.

There were ten minutes until the end of the lesson.

Es waren furchtbare Sachen.

They were terrible things.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Es waren überwiegend Frauen.

They were predominantly women.

Es waren keine Kunden da; deswegen schlossen wir den Laden eher.

There were no customers, so we closed the store early.

Es waren lauter Nüsse darin.

It was full of nuts.

— Mein Nachbar Totoro (1988)

Es waren neun?

There were nine?

— The Chaser (2008)

Es waren nur noch ein paar Tage bis Weihnachten.

There were only a few days left until Christmas.

Aber es waren keine da.

But there weren't any.

— The Witch (2016)

Es waren sowieso nur noch zwei drin.

There were only two left anyway.

— Der Junge und der Reiher (2023)

Es waren Gedanken, die uns alle bewegen, Frank.

They were thoughts that moved us all, Frank.

— State and Main (2000)

Es waren viele Gäste im Saal.

There were many guests in the hall.

Es waren deine Worte.

Those were your words.

— Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)

Es waren drei Schüsse zu hören.

Three shots were heard.

Es waren weit über hundert.

There were well over a hundred.

Es waren einige Betrunkene in einem Jeep.

There were several drunk people in a Jeep.

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Teil 1 (2012)

Es waren zwei Frauen aus der vorigen Generation.

They were two women from the previous generation.

— Rote Laterne (1991)

Es waren kaum Autos auf dem Parkplatz.

There were hardly any cars in the parking lot.

Es waren keine Plätze mehr frei.

There were no more places available.

Es waren mehr Zuschauer da, als ich erwartet hatte.

There were more spectators than I expected.

Es waren nicht nur die Schlüssel.

It wasn't just the keys.

— TÁR (2022)

Es waren nur sechs Leute auf der Versammlung.

There were only six people at the meeting.

Aber es waren sicher die Dorfbewohner, die wegen dem Land sauer waren.

But it was certainly the villagers who were angry about the country.

— Roma (2018)

Es waren ungefähr zwanzig Dollar.

It was about twenty dollars.

Es waren viele Leute bei der Party.

There were a lot of people at the party.

Es waren die berühmten Frauen vom Qin-Huai-Fluss.

They were the famous women of the Qinhuai River.

— The Flowers of War (2011)

Es waren vielleicht bis zu tausend Leute dort.

There were maybe up to a thousand people there.

Es waren drei interessante Jahre.

They were three interesting years.

Es waren weniger als fünfzig Dollar.

It was less than fifty dollars.

Es waren er und Phyllis!

It was him and Phyllis!

— Frau ohne Gewissen (1944)

Es waren zwölf Leute, mein Herr.

There were twelve people, sir.

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Teil 1 (2012)

Es waren keine Eintrittskarten für die Vorstellung am Freitag verfügbar.

There were no tickets available for the Friday performance.

Es waren keine Äpfel mehr in der Kiste.

There were no more apples in the box.