活路 かつろ開拓 かいたくではありませんでした
katsurokaitakudewārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 活路開拓

1. Was not pioneering a path.; Was not developing new markets.; Was not forging a way forward.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register