Past state of being can be expressed by adding `だった` to the Noun or Na-Adjective. ### Example ``` 学生だった Translation: Is not Student Kanji used: 学生 = がくせい, meaning Student ``` --- ### Negative Past State of being To negate the state of being, you add `じゃなかった` instead of `じゃない`. ### Example ``` 学生じゃなかった Translation: Was not Student. Kanji used: 学生 = がくせい, meaning Student ``` --- ### Related to [[State of Being]]