Arabic → English
كانَتْ in English
it was
كانَتْ
- Pronunciation
- kānat
- Arabizi
kanet- Type
- verb · feminine
- Root
- ك و ن
How to use it
This is the past tense, third person feminine singular form of the verb 'kāna' (to be). It is used when the subject is a feminine noun or pronoun. Remember that in Arabic, many nouns that are not animate are grammatically feminine.
Example sentences
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كانَتْ هي المعلمة في المدرسة.
kānat hiya al-muʿallimah fī al-madrasah.
She was the teacher at the school.
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كانَتْ السيارة حمراء اللون.
kānat as-sayyārah ḥamrāʾa al-lawn.
The car was red in color.
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كانَتْ المدينة جميلة جداً.
kānat al-madīnah jamīlah jiddan.
The city was very beautiful.
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