た

(marks past tense)

t a̠ → いる
auxiliary · informal, past tense Rare #27,972
(marks past tense) Attaches to a verb; in casual speech, ていた is often shortened to てた.
JA: 昨日、その映画を見た。
EN: I watched that movie yesterday.
Conjugation of いる
Indicative past
た

体調を崩してた。

I haven't been feeling well.

あのころはジャンクフードばかり食べてた。

Back then, I ate nothing but junk food.

私の話聞いてた?

Were you listening to me?

疲れてただけだよ。

I was just tired.

トムがね、私が隠してた物、全部食べたのよ。

Tom ate everything I had hidden.

何歳までサンタさん信じてた?

How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus?

俺は何を話してたんだっけ?

What was I talking about again?

— レザボア・ドッグス (1992)

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