This is the 31st most frequent Armenian word.
եղել
"Եղել" means "has been" or "was" in English.
The word 'եղել' in this sentence is used as the past participle of 'to be' indicating a state or characteristic in the past.
Նա միշտ եղել է օրինակելի աշակերտ։
He has always been an exemplary student.
Here, 'եղել' is part of a past compound form to express a state that commenced earlier and has relevance to the present.
Ես երջանիկ եմ եղել մեր հանդիպումից հետո։
I have been happy since our meeting.
In this sentence, 'եղել' involves a hypothetical or possible past condition, depicted within a conjecture about the weather.