в комнате было

there was in the room

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phrase Uncommon #16,630
there was in the room Used to say that something was present in the room in the past. Было stays the same even when the thing mentioned is plural.
RU: В комнате было тихо.
EN: It was quiet in the room.

В комнате было двести человек.

There were two hundred people in the room.

В комнате было много людей.

There were a lot of people in the room.

В комнате было много студентов.

There were many students in the room.

В комнате было слишком много народу.

There were too many people in the room.

В комнате было тепло и уютно.

The room was warm and cozy.

В комнате было холодно.

It was cold in the room.

Несколько лет назад у нас в комнате было мало мебели.

A few years ago, there wasn’t much furniture in our room.