Sentence examples of "Was" in English with translation "geben"

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There also was another reason. Es gab auch einen anderen Grund.

There was an earthquake yesterday. Gestern gab es ein Erdbeben.

There was no warning whatsoever. Es gab überhaupt keine Warnung.

There was an earthquake this morning. Heute morgen gab es ein Erdbeben.

The table was groaning with food. Es gab so viel Essen, dass der Tisch ächzte.

There was hatred between us then. Damals gab es Hass zwischen uns.

There was a bridge across each river. Über jeden Fluss gab es eine Brücke.

She was only pretending to be asleep. Sie gab nur vor, zu schlafen.

There was no answer to my question. Es gab keine Antwort auf meine Frage.

Last year, there was a bad harvest. Letztes Jahr gab es eine schlechte Ernte.

All at once there was an explosion. Plötzlich gab es eine Explosion.

There was a big reception after the wedding. Es gab einen großen Empfang nach der Hochzeit.

There was a castle here many years ago. Vor vielen Jahren gab es hier eine Burg.

There was a rapid decline in stock prices. Es gab einen rapiden Fall der Aktienkurse.

There was a lot of snow last winter. Letzten Winter gab es viel Schnee.

At the party there was food in abundance. Auf der Party gab es Essen im Überfluss.

There was a terrible accident on the freeway. Auf der Autobahn gab es einen schrecklichen Unfall.

There was no time left for an explanation. Es gab keine Zeit mehr für Erklärungen.

There was nothing Tom could do to help Mary. Es gab nichts, was Tom tun konnte, um Mary zu helfen.

There was a modest rise in prices last year. Letztes Jahr gab es eine mäßige Preissteigerung.

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