was a
Você disse que essa cadeira era uma recordação da sua mãe?
Did you say that this chair was a keepsake from your mother?
— Suzume (2022)
Não há dúvidas que esse sonho era uma memória de uma vida passada.
There is no doubt that this dream was a memory from a past life.
Era uma marcha de resistência em face da morte, meritíssimo!
It was a march of resistance in the face of death, Your Honor!
— Assassinato (2015)
It was an October morning.
La Ciénaga era uma fortaleza há anos.
La Ciénaga had been a fortress for years.
— Agente Zeta (2026)