gwatarĩĩ

v.

1. it was. It was. A form of the verb 'to be' used to describe past states or conditions, often in temporal or situational contexts.

Example: Kĩam 6.5-8. Na ta ũrĩa gwatariĩ matukũ ma Nuhu, no taguo gũũka kwa Mũrũ wa Mũndũ gũkahaana. (Cf. Lk 17:26–27. In the days of Noah : the Old Testament account of the flood lays no emphasis upon what is central for Matthew, i.e., the unexpected coming of the flood upon those who were unprepared for it. Gn 6:5–7:23; Lk 17:26–27; 2 Pt 3:6. For as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.); O ta ũrĩa gwatariĩ matukũ marĩa woimagarire ũkiuma bũrũri wa Misiri-rĩ, ũguo noguo ngamuonia maũndũ ma kũgegania. (As in the days when you came from the land of Egypt,)