were
意味
- 《be の直説法一,二,三人称複数の過去形および二人称単数の過去形》
- 《be の仮定法過去》
例文
The children were eager for their father's news.
子供達は父親の知らせを待ちこがれていた。
Were I free from work, I could read these books.
もし仕事がなく暇なら、私はこれらの本を読めるのだが。
The children were walking along, singing a song.
子供達は歌を歌いながらどんどん歩いていた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Inherited from Middle English were, weren, from Old English wǣre, wǣron, wǣren, from Proto-West Germanic *wāʀun, *wāʀīn, from Proto-Germanic *wēzun, *wēzīn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-. More at was.