強盗 ごうとう提灯 ちょうちんではありませんでした
gōtōchōchindewārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 強盗提灯

1. Was not a bandit lantern.; Was not a thief's lantern.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register