EP78: There was / There were in Japanese (imashita / arimashita)

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Today’s episode is the continuation of EP75:
there is / there are in Japanese.

In this episode, we will learn the past forms:

• imashita = there was / there were (for people and animals)
• arimashita = there was / there were (for things)

For example:

「kouen ni takusan hito ga imashita.」
There were many people in the park.

「kouen no tonari ni ookii chuushajou ga arimashita.」
There was a big parking lot next to the park.

We will practice how to describe places and situations in the past.

Remember:
Japanese does not change the verb depending on singular or plural.
The same idea as います / あります also applies to いました / ありました.

Listen to this episode, and then go back to the Japanese Only Challenge episode. You may understand more than before!

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