The woman was gentle.

This sentence in Urdu reads عورت نرم مزاج تھی۔, in Hindi औरत सौम्य थी।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Aurat narm mizaaj thi.. In English, it translates to: The woman was gentle..

Grammar Point: The Past Simple tense with "to be" (was) describes a past state, trait, or condition — here, "gentle".

Structure: Subject + was + adjective/noun (e.g., I was gentle).

Usage Tip: Use this pattern to describe how someone or something was in the past, unlike "am/is/are" for the present.

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