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言われてた

was told, was called, was said to be

→ 言う
言わ say + れ Passive voice + て Te-form (conjunctive form) + た Past tense
verb · informal, past tense Rare #39,964
was told, was called, was said to be Conversational contraction of 言われていた.
JA: 子どものころ、よくおとなしいと言われてた。
EN: When I was a child, I was often told I was quiet.
Conjugation of 言う

ひとりで行っちゃだめって言われてた

I was told not to go alone.

— ザ・マン・フロム・アース (2007)

ボリショイ劇場からハムレット役をやらないかと言われてた

The Bolshoi Theatre had approached me about playing Hamlet.

— コーカサスの虜 (1996)

いつもそう言われてたな

I was always told that.

— ダーク・プレイス (2015)

伝説って言われてたけどぼくの父さんは見たんだ

They called it a legend, but my dad saw it.

— 天空の城ラピュタ (1986)