The dogs were fair.

This sentence in Urdu reads کتے منصف تھے۔, in Hindi कुत्ते निष्पक्ष थे।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Kuttay munsif thay.. In English, it translates to: The dogs were fair..

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

Structure: Subject + were + adjective/noun (e.g., I were fair).

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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