自転 じてん しゃ操業 そうぎょうじゃありませんでした
jitensha sōgyōjārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 自転車操業

1. Was not operating on a day-to-day basis.; Was not managing with makeshift means.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Terminal Form