Japanese phrase
___が壊れていました。 ___ ga kowa re te i ma shi ta
Meaning
___ was broken.
When to use it
Reports that an object was not working. The phrase is useful when explaining a problem that was found earlier.
Example dialogue
エアコンが壊れていました。 e a ko n ga kowa re te i ma shi ta
The air conditioner was broken.
暑いですね。大家さんに連絡しましょう。 atsu i de su ne ō ya sa n ni ren raku shi ma shō
It is hot. Let us contact the landlord.