بود

بود

"بود" means "was" or "existed."

بود is used as the simple past of 'to be', referring to the state of the book being old in the past.

این کتاب قدیم بود.

This book was old.

بود is used to indicate a hypothetical past condition in a conditional sentence.

اگر هوا آفتابی بود، بیرون می‌رفتیم.

If the weather was sunny, we would go outside.

بود is used in a reported speech scenario to suggest conditional provision in the past.

گفت اگر کار سخت باشد، کمک بود.

He said if the work is hard, help would exist.