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v aː ɐ̯ s → sein
war Past tense + s it
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #41,842
was A colloquial contraction of “war es” (“was it/it was”); it is usually written “war's.”
GE: Heute wars ganz ruhig.
EN: It was very quiet today.
Conjugation of sein
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First war waren
Second warst wart
Third war waren

Er wars.

It was him.

— Tesis - Faszination des Grauens (1996)

Mit dir wars dann möglich.

With you, it was possible.

— Loveless (2017)

Der Hund wars zufrieden, und sie gingen weiter.

The dog was satisfied, and they continued on.

Nun wars schon der dritte Morgen, dass sie ihres Vaters Haus verlassen hatten.

It was already the third morning since they had left their father’s house.

Ich wars nicht.

It wasn't me.

— Tesis - Faszination des Grauens (1996)