だったの

was ...?

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phrase Very common #1,936
was ...? A casual question form used after a noun, adjective, or phrase to ask for an explanation or confirmation about something in the past.
JA: 今日は休みだったの?
EN: Was today a day off?

もともとは商品を売るための窓だったのだ。

Originally, it was a window for selling goods.

見つけた傘って、トムのだったの?

Was the umbrella you found Tom's?

ボストンは好きだったの?

Did you like Boston?

あれは私にだったの?

Was that meant for me?

最高得点は誰だったの?

Who got the highest score?

これ、他の人のアイデアだったの?

Was this someone else’s idea?

一週間ずっと一人だったの?

Were you alone all week?

貴方スカウトだったの?

You were a scout?

— パラサイト 半地下の家族 (2019)

彼がトムだったの?

Was he Tom?

これを書いたのはあなただったの?

Were you the one who wrote this?

これをやったのはトムだったの?

Was Tom the one who did this?

君がその美術館を訪ねたのはいつだったのか。

When was it that you visited that museum?

私が拾った財布ね、トムのだったの。

The wallet I picked up turned out to be Tom's.

「トムとは前から知り合いだったの?」「いやいや、さっき知り合ったばっかりだよ」

“Did you know Tom already?” “No, no, I only just met him.”

仕事だったの?

Were you at work?

あれはリスだったの?

Was that a squirrel?

君とトムは友達だったのか?

Were you and Tom friends?

あなたは私だったの?

Were you me?

— TITANE/チタン (2021)

いい一日だったの?

Did you have a good day?

— アバウト・タイム ~愛おしい時間について~ (2013)

これ全部でいくらだったの?

How much was all of this?

レベッカはどんな人だったの?

What kind of person was Rebecca?

— レベッカ (1940)

この花を送ってくれたのって、あなただったの?

Were you the one who sent me these flowers?

それに気づいたのはいつだったの?

When did you notice that?

昔から想像が得意だったの

I've always been good at imagining things.

— ブレードランナー 2049 (2017)

トムと友達だったの?

Were you friends with Tom?

実を言うと、こういう事だったのです。

To tell the truth, this is what happened.

誰かと一緒だったの?

Were you with someone?

徹夜だったの?

Were you up all night?

ダンスを教えてくれたのはトムだったの?

Was it Tom who taught you how to dance?

それやったのって、トムだったの?

Was Tom the one who did that?

さっき“話がある”って何だったの?

What was it you wanted to talk to me about earlier?

— ビッグ・シック ぼくたちの大いなる目ざめ (2017)

薬局に行く途中だったの

I was on my way to the pharmacy.

— 甘い生活 (1960)

爆発の原因は何だったの?

What caused the explosion?

私を置き去りにするつもりだったの?

Were you planning to leave me behind?

— ミスティック・リバー (2003)

質問って、何だったの?

What was the question again?

あなたの方はどんな一日だったの

How was your day?

— PERFECT BLUE (1998)

この前もそうだったの。

It was like that last time too.

— となりのトトロ (1988)

あなただったの?

Was it you?

— ザ・マン・フロム・アース (2007)

トムを助けたのはあなただったの?

Were you the one who helped Tom?

冗談だったの?

Were you joking?

トムがそれを始めたのっていつだったの?

When did Tom start doing that?

ママにだけ教えてあの手紙のことどういうつもりだったの?

Tell Mom and no one else—what were you thinking with that letter?

— 大人は判ってくれない (1959)

宗教は食べるためだったの?

Was religion for eating?

— ザ・マン・フロム・アース (2007)

あれは冗談だったの?

Was that a joke?

今の何だったの?

What was that just now?

その眼鏡はいくらだったの?

How much did those glasses cost?

本当にあれやったのはトムだったの?

Was Tom really the one who did that?

それにトトロのくれたお礼もすてきだったの。

And the thank-you gift Totoro gave us was wonderful too.

— となりのトトロ (1988)

トムは私の彼氏だったの。

Tom was my boyfriend.

妊婦だったの?

Were you pregnant?

— ブレードランナー 2049 (2017)

真剣だったの?

Were you serious?

今日、トムは学校だったの?

Was Tom at school today?

トムを殺すつもりだったの?

Were you planning to kill Tom?

太りすぎだったの?

Were you overweight?

トムは誰と泳ぎに行く予定だったの?

Who was Tom planning to go swimming with?

その時トムは何歳だったの?

How old was Tom at the time?

それ本気だったの?

Were you serious about that?

とても意外だったの

That was very unexpected.

— Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)

電話の相手はトムだったの?

Was Tom the person on the phone?

お店のオープンはいつだったの?

When did the store open?

初めて来日したのはいつだったの?

When was the first time you came to Japan?

あれ私だったの

Oh, it was me?

— サスペリア (1977)

前に会ったことが…この船で―何年も前に父もこの船だったの?

Have we met before... on this ship?—Was my father on this ship too, many years ago?

— 海の上のピアニスト (1998)

これを提案したのはトムだったの?

Was Tom the one who suggested this?

博子ちゃんあの人の手紙だったの

Hiroko, that was a letter from that person.

— Love Letter (1995)

私たちはご近所さんだったの。

We used to be neighbors.

トムって誰と泳ぎに行くつもりだったの?

Who was Tom planning to go swimming with?

トムはメアリーと一緒だったの?

Was Tom with Mary?

あれがヒントだったの?

Was that the clue?

トムはどんな人だったの?

What was Tom like?

この曲を書こうと思ったきっかけは何だったの?

What inspired you to write this song?

昨日読んでたのはフランス語の本だったの?

Was the book you were reading yesterday in French?

何だったの?

What was that?

— 万引き家族 (2018)

そもそもあなたたちの喧嘩の原因は何だったの。

What was the cause of your argument in the first place?

その靴、幾らだったの?

How much were those shoes?

私の番だったのです

It was my turn.

— ラストエンペラー (1987)

あなたはほかには誰だったの?

Who else were you?

— ザ・マン・フロム・アース (2007)

けが人は何名だったの?

How many people were injured?

腹ペコだったの。

I was starving.

あれトムだったの?

Was that Tom?

ウソンの、最初から反対だったの。

I was against Woosung from the very beginning.

— ベイビー・ブローカー (2022)

独りぼっちだったの?

Were you all by yourself?

ワインを初めて口にしたのは、何歳の時だったの?

How old were you when you first tried wine?

私のことはただの遊びだったのね!

I was just a game to you, wasn’t I!

メアリーが結婚する前の名前って何だったの?

What was Mary's maiden name?

「電話、誰からだったの?」「間違え電話」

“Who was that call from?” “Wrong number.”

インガとは友だちだったの

Inga was a friend of mine.

— ジョジョ・ラビット (2019)

ポニョお魚だったの

Ponyo was a fish?

— 崖の上のポニョ (2008)

それって、トムのアイディアだったの?

Was that Tom's idea?

最後に洗車したのって、いつだったの?

When was the last time you washed your car?

でどんな仕事だったの?

So, what kind of job was it?

— Departures (2008)

彼女が私の年齢の頃彼女は女優志望だったの

When she was my age, she aspired to be an actress.

— セッション (2014)

あなたのボートだったのね

So it was your boat.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)