No. 146 in Armenian
չէր
"չէր" means "was not" in English.
In a sentence
Նա դպրոցի ճանապարհը մտաբերում չէր։
He couldn't recall the way to school.
The word "չէր" is used here to form the past negative of the verb "recall."
Ես վստահ չէի՝ արդյոք նա կգա։
I was not sure whether he would come.
The word "չէր" is part of the phrase "was not sure" indicating a negation in past tense.
Աշխատանքը ավարտված չէր ժամանակին։
The work was not finished on time.
The word "չէր" indicates that the action of finishing was negated.
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