كان / كانت + صفة
Use this pattern to say what someone or something was like. Put كان for a masculine subject and كانت for a feminine subject before the adjective. It is very reusable for people, weather, and things: سامي كان سعيداً جداً. الشمس كانت مشرقة.
سامي كان سعيداً جداً.
Sami was very happy.
الشمس كانت مشرقة.
The sun was shining.
