No. 753 in Czech
nebyly
"Were not"
In a sentence
Byli jsme na výletě, ale podmínky nebyly ideální.
We went on a trip, but the conditions were not ideal.
Here, 'nebyly' is used as the past-tense plural form of 'to be' (negated form). It references the conditions which is contextually plural.
Na těchto fotografiích nebyly zobrazeny všechny detaily.
In these photographs, not all details were shown.
'Nebyly' conveys the negated past tense indicatory that the objects 'detaily' (details) were not displayed.
Nebyly spokojeni s výsledkem své práce.
They were not satisfied with the result of their work.
The word 'nebyly' describes the negation of satisfaction in the past, concerning a group.
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