Datta
だった (Datta) is a Japanese expression meaning “was, were”.
Meanings
- expressionwas; werepast tense of plain copula
Examples
彼は弟が自慢だった。
He was proud of his brother.
本当に瓜二つだったわ。
They were really cut from the same cloth.
彼は病気だったらしい。
He seems to have been ill.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).