いとひきいわしでわありませんでした
糸引鰯ではありませんでした
itohikiiwashidewārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of いとひきいわし

1. Was not a small striped horse mackerel.; Was not a small sardine.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register
Usually Written in Kana