行われました

was held, took place, was conducted

→ 行う
行わ carry out, perform, conduct + れ Passive voice + まし Polite + た Past tense
verb · formal, past tense Rare #32,543
was held, took place, was conducted Polite past passive form of 行う.
JA: 会議は午後に行われました。
EN: The meeting was held in the afternoon.
Conjugation of 行う
Indicative past
行われた行われました行いました

開会式は昨日行われました。

The opening ceremony was held yesterday.

結婚式はいつ行われましたか。

When was the wedding held?

その会議はここで行われました。

The meeting took place here.

これは、私の意に反して行われました。

This was done against my wishes.

今年もいつも通りお祭りが行われました。

The festival was held as usual this year.

今日は、卒業生を囲む会が行われました。

Today, we held a gathering to celebrate and honor our graduates.