ほうぼうでわありませんでした
魴鮄ではありませんでした
hōbōdewārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of ほうぼう

1. Was not a mandarin fish.; Was not a flatfish.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register
Usually Written in Kana