Bashkir

Predicative

бар ине • ‎(bar ine): simple past of бар ‎(bar)

1. there was / there were, there existed

   Дәрес башланыуға бер нисә минут ваҡыт бар ине әле.‎

   Däres bašlanïwğa ber nisä minut vaqït bar ine äle.

   There was still a few minutes' time before the lesson started.

2. was / were available

   Магазинда бөтөн әйбер бар ине, хаҡтары осһоҙ ине.‎

   Magazinda bötön äyber bar ine, xaqtarï oshoð ine.

   All (types of) goods were available in the shops, and the prices were cheap.

Antonyms

• юҡ ине ‎(yuq ine) (there was not)