ただの冗談だった

Meaning
it was just a joke

Vocab used in this sentence

ただ
just, only, simply, merely, purely
の
to, of
冗談
joke, kidding, just kidding, jest, jokingly, banter, quip
だ
is, be, are, am, it is, seems
た
the, was, ta, da, other

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