The English weak form of "was" — Weak /wəz/, Strong /wɑz/
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was
Weak form
/wəz/
RP: /wəz/
Strong form
/wɑz/
RP: /wɒz/
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When to use the weak form
weak 'was' → /wəz/
Example sentences
He
was
late.
It
was
fun.
She
was
here.
That
was
easy.
Related weak forms
can
/kən/
are
/ɚ/
were
/wɚ/
have
/həv/
has
/həz/
had
/həd/