yo no era

I wasn't

→ yo
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I wasn't Used to describe a past state or identity that was ongoing or habitual.
SP: Yo no era muy paciente cuando era niño.
EN: I wasn't very patient when I was a child.

Yo no era entonces más que una niña de siete años.

I was just a seven-year-old girl then.

Yo no era útil.

I wasn't useful.

Yo no era un nazi.

I wasn't a Nazi.

— Mother Night (1996)

Y yo no era el único que tenía toda la atención.

And I wasn’t the only one getting all the attention.

— Esplendor americano (2003)

Yo no era infeliz.

I wasn’t unhappy.

Y en esa época yo no era el gigante mental de ahora ante ustedes.

And at that time I was not the mental giant I am now before you.

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

Yo no era desafortunado.

I wasn’t unlucky.

Me decía que yo no era lo suficientemente hombre.

He used to tell me I wasn't man enough.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Yo no era una buena madre.

I wasn't a good mother.

Y yo no era uno de ellos.

And I wasn't one of them.

— Carandiru (2003)

Y él sabía que yo no era un buen poeta.

And he knew that I was not a good poet.

— Il postino (1994)

Yo no era infiel.

I wasn't unfaithful.

Yo no era el pesimista.

I wasn't the pessimist.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Sentí que yo no era adecuado para el trabajo.

I felt that I wasn't right for the job.

Yo no era una chica feliz.

I wasn't a happy girl.