там была

was there; there was

→ там

phrase Uncommon #10,564

was there; there was Была is the feminine singular past form of “to be.” Depending on context, the phrase can also mean “you were there” when speaking to a woman.

RU: Там была хорошая кофейня.

EN: There was a nice café there.

Я сама там была, я видела ее лицо.

I was there myself, I saw her face.

— Вольт (2008)

Может она там была?

Maybe she was there?

— Похитители велосипедов (1948)

Там была девушка?

Was there a girl there?

— Прокол (1981)

Там была она.

There she was.

— Приют (2007)

Не знала, что ты там была.

I didn't know you were there.

— 2+1 (2016)

Им нужно, чтобы там была вода.

They need there to be water there.

— Жить (1952)

Ты там была?

Were you there?

— Дневной дозор (2006)

Там была засада.

There was an ambush.

— Пятый элемент (1997)

Там была точная копия карты из моего контракта.

There was an exact copy of the map from my contract.

Мэри ведь там была?

Mary was there, wasn't she?

Я сделал это потому, что там была ты, Софи.

I did it because you were there, Sophie.

— Ходячий замок (2004)

Я там был, она там была.

I was there, she was there.

— Прокол (1981)

Там была большая толпа.

There was a big crowd there.

Там была крыса.

There was a rat.

— Форма голоса (2016)

А что если там была целая куча причин?

What if there were a whole bunch of reasons?

— Однажды на Диком Западе (1968)

Когда я пошел на дело один, полицейских там была целая армия, как на параде.

When I went in alone, there was an entire army of police there, like at a parade.

— Карандиру (2003)

Там была записка.

There was a note there.

— Оппенгеймер (2023)

Там была по крайней мере тысяча человек.

There were at least a thousand people there.

Я тоже там была.

I was there too.

Там была Джен?

Was Jen there?

— Ла-Ла Ленд (2016)

Там была и общая сумма.

The total was there too.

Хотя бы потому, что там была ты.

If only because you were there.

— Елена (2011)