変だった

was strange

→ 変だ
phrase Rare #25,445
was strange Describes someone or something as strange, unusual, or not quite right.
JA: 昨日の彼の様子は変だった。
EN: He seemed strange yesterday.

ある晩家にいたら-帰宅した姉が変だった

One night, while I was at home, my older sister came home acting strangely.

— Carandiru (2003)

学校の前で様子が変だった

They seemed odd in front of the school.

— サスペリア (1977)

そのオレンジは後味が変だった。

That orange had a strange aftertaste.

その男の行動はとても変だった。

The man's behavior was very strange.

ちょっと二人とも変だったわ

You two were acting a little weird.

— ラ・ラ・ランド (2016)

君はここ数日変だった

You’ve been acting strange these past few days.

— 嵐の中で (2018)

私の行動はとても変だった。

My behavior was very strange.

ちょっと変だった

It was a little strange.

— どん底作家の人生に幸あれ! (2019)