war er nicht

he wasn't

→ sein
phrase Uncommon #20,137
he wasn't The word order can appear inverted when another part of the sentence comes first; in a question, it can mean “wasn't he?”
GE: So müde war er nicht.
EN: He wasn't that tired.

Er war eingeschlafen, deshalb war er nicht da.

He had fallen asleep, so he wasn’t there.

Also warum war er nicht da?

So why wasn't he there?

— Fallen Angels (1995)

War er nicht bei euch?

Wasn't he with you?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Obwohl, ein schlechter Mensch war er nicht.

Although, he wasn't a bad person.

— Wild Tales - Jeder dreht mal durch! (2014)

Bedauerlicherweise war er nicht hier.

Unfortunately, he was not here.

— The Age of Shadows (2016)

War er nicht Kellner?

Wasn't he a waiter?

— City of Men (2007)

Beeindruckt war er nicht.

He wasn't impressed.

War er nicht in der Schule?

Wasn't he in school?

— Anatomie eines Falls (2023)

Vielleicht war er nicht in Mailand.

Maybe he wasn't in Milan.

— Die Hand Gottes (2021)

So verrückt war er nicht.

He wasn't that crazy.

— Manons Rache (1986)

War er nicht dein Freund?

Wasn't he your friend?

Wie oft bei ihm der Fall, war er nicht pünktlich.

As was often the case with him, he wasn't punctual.

War er nicht?

Wasn't he?

— Frau ohne Gewissen (1944)

Deiner Mutter war er nicht genug.

He wasn't enough for your mother.

— One Battle After Another (2025)

War er nicht im Wartezimmer?

Wasn't he in the waiting room?

— Rental Family (2025)