This is the 444th most frequent Persian word.
بودم
"بودم" means "I was" in English.
The word "بودم" here functions as the past tense of 'to be' for the first person singular.
من در مدرسه بودم.
I was at school.
The word "بودم" here expresses existence or presence in a location in the past, referring to the speaker.
دیروز خانهٔ دوستم بودم.
Yesterday, I was at my friend's house.
The word "بودم" here describes the state or activity of the speaker in the past.