No. 18 in Greek

ήταν

"Ήταν" means "was" in English.

In a sentence

Ένας καλός δάσκαλος ήταν αυτός που με δίδαξε.
A good teacher was the one who taught me.
In this sentence, 'ήταν' (was) is the past tense of 'είμαι' (to be), indicating a state or condition in the past.
Το σπίτι ήταν μεγάλο και όμορφο.
The house was big and beautiful.
Here, 'ήταν' describes the past state or characteristic of the subject, the house.
Ο καιρός ήταν βροχερός χθες.
The weather was rainy yesterday.
In this example, 'ήταν' is used to reflect the past condition of the weather.

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