No. 4,612 in Russian
делалось
"Was being done" or "was made" (past passive form).
In a sentence
Ремонт в доме делался профессиональными мастерами.
The house renovations were done by professional craftsmen.
In this sentence, 'делалось' explains that the action of renovation was carried out in the past, passively, by someone else.
Чему делалось особое внимание в этом проекте?
What was given special attention in this project?
Here, 'делалось' is used to denote something was focused on or emphasized in a past context.
То, что делалось раньше, теперь делается иначе.
What was done before is now done differently.
In this example, 'делалось' reflects a general past action, setting it apart from the current method of doing things.
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