No. 17 in Macedonian

беше

"Беше" means "was" in English.

In a sentence

Вчера беше убав ден.
Yesterday was a beautiful day.
Here, 'беше' is used as the third person singular past tense of 'to be', indicating that this statement refers to a past event.
Тој беше таму на состанокот.
He was there at the meeting.
In this sentence, 'беше' implies a past presence of someone in a location.
Беше неопходно да го завршиме проектот.
It was necessary to finish the project.
Here, 'беше' serves to provide a past obligation or requirement for an action or state.

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