हुए थे

were

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phrase Rare #5,890

were Used with a masculine plural participle to describe a past state or completed action; depending on context, it can also mean “had been” or “had.”

HI: बच्चे सोए हुए थे।

EN: The children were asleep.

उनकी बहन की बेटी की शादी हो रही थी, और उनके दोनों बढ़ई भी शादी में गए हुए थे।

His niece was getting married, and both of his carpenters had gone to the wedding too.

हम लोग अज़ीज़ के घर में बैठे हुए थे।

We were sitting at Aziz’s house.

— Black Friday (2004)

याद है, जब हम दो दिन के लिए दौलतपुर थाने में बंद हुए थे?

Remember when we were held at Daulatpur police station for two days?

— Sholay (1975)

क्लोरिंडा के पिता को मरे अभी छह महीने भी नहीं हुए थे।

It hadn’t even been six months since Clorinda’s father died.

कब बंद हुए थे?

When did they close?

— Sholay (1975)