蟷螂 とうろう おのじゃありませんでした
tōrōno onojārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 蟷螂の斧

1. It wasn't a mantis's scythe.; It wasn't like a mantis wielding an axe.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Terminal Form