ひこばえでわありませんでした
蘖ではありませんでした
hikobaedewārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of ひこばえ

1. Was not a sprout.; Was not a shoot.; Was not a new growth.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register
Usually Written in Kana