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は好きではなかったが

didn't like ... but

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didn't like ... but Used after a noun or activity to say that someone did not like it in the past, followed by が meaning “but.”
JA: 子どものころは野菜は好きではなかったが、今はよく食べます。
EN: I didn't like vegetables when I was a child, but I eat them often now.

昔はオペラは好きではなかったが、今はすごい楽しんでいます。

I didn’t used to like opera, but I really enjoy it now.

はじめはロック音楽は好きではなかったが、じきに好きになってしまった。

At first, I didn't like rock music, but I soon grew to love it.

その少女は皿洗いは好きではなかったが、何とか我慢した。

The girl didn’t like doing the dishes, but she somehow managed to put up with it.