ほうのきでわありませんでした
朴の木ではありませんでした
hōnokidewārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of ほうのき

1. It was not a linden tree.; It was not a zelkova tree.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register
Usually Written in Kana