बहुत मुश्किल था

was very difficult

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phrase Rare #8,623

was very difficult Used to describe something as very difficult in the past. The ending था agrees with a masculine singular subject; the form changes with the subject.

HI: यह काम मेरे लिए बहुत मुश्किल था।

EN: This task was very difficult for me.

ये उसके लिए बहुत मुश्किल था, बर्ड।

That was very difficult for him, Bird.

— 83 (2021)

यह बहुत मुश्किल था।

It was very difficult.

लेकिन उस ज़माने में उनके लिए किराए का मकान ढूँढ़ना बहुत मुश्किल था।

But back then, it was very difficult for them to find a place to rent.

— Tribhanga (2021)

सॉरी-सॉरी, यार, बहुत मुश्किल था।

Sorry, sorry, dude, it was really difficult.

— 83 (2021)

उसे समझना बहुत मुश्किल था, उसका व्यवहार अजीब था।

He was very hard to understand; his behavior was strange.

— Sardar Udham (2021)

मेरे लिए उससे"ना"कहना बहुत मुश्किल था।

It was very difficult for me to say no to him.