だった | Grammar

Structure

Noun + だった

な-Adjective + だった

Description

The word だった is the informal past tense form of だ, meaning "was" in English. It is used in casual speech to refer to past states or identities for nouns and な-adjectives. It is not inherently polite and is often used in relaxed conversations.

だっ。

He was a student.

Negative Past

The negative past form is ではなかった or じゃなかった.

。

I was not a student.

Examples

だっ。

I was a student.

だっ。

He was a teacher.

だっ。

This was a school.

だっ。

That was true.

だっ。

She was kind.

だっ。

It was sunny yesterday.

だっ。

That was my house.

だっ。

The trip was a fun time.

だっ。

He was a famous singer.

だっ。

This was the correct answer.