كَانَ — meaning in English

English meaning

• be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.

Senses

كَانَ is used for these senses in English:

• be used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective
• be used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal

be — full definition

1. verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
2. verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.