थीं

were, had

t̪ʰ ĩː → होना
auxiliary · plural feminine, past tense Very common #475
were Used with a feminine plural subject or noun.
HI: वे कल घर पर थीं।
EN: They were at home yesterday.
had Used as an auxiliary in a past perfect construction; it agrees with the feminine plural noun.
HI: उसने तस्वीरें खींची थीं।
EN: She had taken pictures.
Conjugation of होना

उनसे लंबी थीं — जब वह ज़िंदा थे।

They were longer—when he was alive.

मुझे याद आया कि स्टोन अकादमी में मैंने हर चीज़ खरीदने की जगहें रट रखी थीं।

I remembered that at Stone Academy, I had memorized where to buy everything.

इसने मेरे को मद्रास वाले मैच में गालियाँ निकाली थीं।

He swore at me during the match in Madras.

— 83 (2021)

बहुत अच्छी तरह जानती थीं।

She knew very well.

— Sardar Udham (2021)

यह योहाना बारबारासडॉटर थीं।

This was Johanna Bárbarasdóttir.

आप भी वहाँ थीं।

You were there too.

मैं वहां जाना चाहता था जहां चीजें ठीक-ठाक थीं, जहां हर समय मुझे डर न हो.

I wanted to go somewhere where things were okay, where I wouldn’t have to be afraid all the time.

— The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

क्या कर रही थीं?

What were you doing?

— अपने ड्रैगन को प्रशिक्षित कैसे करें 2 (2014)

क्या तुम सचमुच ईस्टपोर्ट गई थीं?

Did you really go to Eastport?

स्पेंसरपोर्ट में पहले कभी किसी ने किताबें नहीं बेची थीं।

No one had ever sold books in Spencerport before.

सोच लेंगे कि आप अकेली थीं, समझ नहीं थी, उस सुदीप ने आपका फ़ायदा उठाया।

We’ll just say you were alone and didn’t know any better, and that Sudeep took advantage of you.

— Bulbbul (2020)

अनु जी, नयन जी ने बताया था कि आपकी बातें बिल्कुल बंद हो गई थीं।

Anu ji, Nayan ji said that you had stopped talking altogether.

— Tribhanga (2021)

और जब वह मरा, तब तुम यहीं थीं, है न?

And when he died, you were right here, weren’t you?

जो किसी और के साथ भाग गई थीं।

who had run off with someone else.

— Jab We Met (2007)

उस रात आप मेरे साथ थीं।

You were with me that night.

क्रिस की कानूनी रीडर एंजेला मारितासिस्ट्र थीं।

Chris’s legal reader was Angela Maritasistr.

माँ दो दिन पहले स्कूल में गुज़र गई थीं।

Mother passed away at school two days ago.

— 火垂るの墓 (1988)

मेरी माँ पंजाबी थीं।

My mother was Punjabi.

— Jab We Met (2007)

ऐसी चीज़ों की, जो स्पेंसरपोर्ट में हमेशा नहीं मिलती थीं।

Things that weren’t always available in Spencerport.

मेरे सामने ही बैठी थीं।

She was sitting right in front of me.

— Tribhanga (2021)

आप जवान थीं।

You were young.

मेलिसा अपने बंदरगाह की हर नाव को जानती थीं।

Melissa knew every boat in her harbor.

तुम मुझे आकर रिपोर्ट नहीं कर सकती थीं?

Couldn't you have come and reported to me?

— Soni (2019)

लेकिन हाँ, लगभग तीन दिन में से ज़्यादातर समय तुम ऑटोडॉक में थीं।

But yes, you spent most of those three days at AutoDoc.

पाँच गोलियाँ मारी थीं।

He had been shot five times.

— Jawan (2023)

एडिथ पिआफ़ एक फ़्रांसीसी गायिका थीं।

Édith Piaf was a French singer.

मैं और इंगे दोस्त थीं।

Inge and I were friends.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

सी डब्ल्यू सी गई थीं ना आप?

You went to CWC, didn’t you?

— Bhakshak (2024)

“क्या वे बातें सच थीं?” उसने फिर पूछा।

“Were those things true?” he asked again.

यहाँ की महिलाएँ बहुत खूबसूरत और मिलनसार थीं।

The women here were very beautiful and friendly.

— पीके (2014)

नहीं, गाड़ी तो दो-तीन थीं।

No, there were two or three cars.

— Black Friday (2004)

अब बस यह सीखना था कि वे थीं क्या।

All I had to learn now was what they were.

वे दुकान में थीं।

They were in the shop.

मेरे दहेज की थीं.

They were part of my dowry.

— Ladri di biciclette (1948)

तुम कहाँ थीं?

Where were you?

— अपने ड्रैगन को प्रशिक्षित कैसे करें 2 (2014)

हमारी अम्मा बनाती थीं ऐसा।

Our mom used to make this.

— Lost Ladies (2024)

टीचर मेरा जवाब सुनकर निराश थीं।

The teacher was disappointed after hearing my answer.

कविता सच कहती थीं।

Kavita was telling the truth.

— Ajeeb Daastaans (2021)

वह हमेशा कहती थीं कि हमारे घर में किसी मर्द की कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है।

She always used to say that there was no need for any man in our house.

— Tribhanga (2021)

“कितने?” यह जिल थीं।

“How many?” Jill asked.

वे ग़लत थीं।

They were wrong.

वे दोनों चीज़ें बहुत महंगी थीं।

Both of those things were very expensive.

— かぐや姫の物語 (2013)

हाँ भाभी, लेकिन उस वक़्त कहाँ ये सब चीज़ें मायने रखती थीं।

Yes, Bhabhi, but none of that mattered back then.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

शादी से पहले कहां थीं आप?

Where were you before you got married?

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

आप अब तक कहाँ थीं?

Where have you been all this time?

— अपने ड्रैगन को प्रशिक्षित कैसे करें 2 (2014)

वह मेरी पड़ोसन, ग्रैनी लेवियाथा थीं।

She was my neighbor, Granny Leviatha.

क्योंकि वो प्यार में थीं!

Because she was in love!

— Jab We Met (2007)

आप बता सकती थीं।

You could have told me.

— Jaane Jaan (2023)

लॉरिकम में पिन सस्ते मिले थे, और ये दूसरी चीज़ें थीं जो हमने वहाँ खरीदी थीं।

We found cheap pins at Loricom, and these were the other things we bought there.

यहाँ से थीं यार।

They were from here, buddy.

— कल हो ना हो (2003)

मेरी मां नवल मारवान थीं।

My mother was Nawal Marwan.

— Incendies (2010)

मुनव्वरपुर में बलात्कार की शिकार बच्चियाँ अनाथ थीं।

The girls who were raped in Munawwarpur were orphans.

— Bhakshak (2024)

यह वैद्या अगाथा थीं, जिनकी आवाज़ मुझे कई घर दूर से सुनाई दे रही थी।

It was Healer Agatha, whose voice I could hear from several houses away.

वे केवल बोलने की बातें थीं।

They were just empty promises.

— かぐや姫の物語 (2013)

आप कुछ कहने आई थीं।

You came to say something.

— Padmaavat (2018)

थीं तो बहुत छोटी जीजी।

You were very young, Jiji.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

अरे, उनकी आँखें कमज़ोर हो गई थीं।

Oh, their eyesight had gotten weak.

— Merry Christmas (2024)

verb · plural feminine, past tense Rare #8,525
were
HI: कमरे में दो कुर्सियाँ थीं।
EN: There were two chairs in the room.
Conjugation of होना

हाँ, एक साल पहले दो थीं तो उनको मोतिहारी भेजा।

Yes, there were two a year ago, so I sent them to Motihari.

— Bhakshak (2024)

फिर छोटी-मोटी चीज़ें भी थीं।

There were a few little things too.

उसकी ज़िंदगी में और भी कई औरतें थीं।

There were many other women in his life.

— Tribhanga (2021)

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