No. 392 in Czech
nebyla
"Was not" or "has not been" (feminine, past tense).
In a sentence
Včera jsem tam nebyla.
Yesterday I was not there.
Here, 'nebyla' is used to indicate the past tense of being, in the first person singular form, used in a context of negation.
Tato kniha nebyla zajímavá.
This book was not interesting.
In this sentence, 'nebyla' reflects a past situation describing the state of the book, with 'nebyla' in the third person singular form to match the noun 'kniha'.
Ta možnost nebyla vyloučena.
That possibility was not excluded.
Here, 'nebyla' complements a past passive construction, making the meaning negative in the third person singular.
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