Use this universal language generator to say that someone had or did not have something. This builds on Language Generator 1—У кого есть, у кого нет which can be used to say that someone has or does not have something now.
By | Whom | Was/Was not | What was or was not | |
У Beside |
кого́ whom |
был there was |
Use был if that which was is masculine. |
вопро́с a question |
меня́ me |
отве́т answer |
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нас us |
каранда́ш a pencil |
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тебя́ thee |
была́ there was |
Use была if that which was is feminine. |
Би́блия a Bible |
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вас you |
наде́жда hope |
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него́ him |
ру́чка a pen |
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неё her |
бы́ло there was |
Use было if that which was is neuter. |
де́ло business |
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них them |
бы́ли there was |
Use были if that which was is plural. |
де́ньги money |
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Ива́на John |
очки́ eyeglasses |
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А́нны Anna |
не́ было there was no |
When we say that something was not we always use было. The thing which was not must be in the genitive case. |
вопро́са a question |
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отве́та an answer |
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каранда́ша a pencil |
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Би́блии a Bible |
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наде́жды hope |
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ру́чки a pen |
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де́ла business |
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де́нег money |
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очко́в eyeglasses |
Examples
У кого́ был отве́т? | By whom was there an answer? |
У него́ была́ Би́блия. | By him there was a Bible. |
У меня́ не́ было Би́блии. | By me there was no Bible. |
У него́ не́ было очко́в. | By him there were no eyeglasses. |