How to Say ‘She was calm.’ in German
Sie war ruhig.
zee vahr ROO-ikh
[zee vahr ROO-ikh]
💬 Usage Tip: Short and natural. German often uses simple past with sein in spoken summaries like this.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Daycare staff in Germany often give behavior feedback in calm, neutral wording like this rather than exaggerated praise.
Phrase Breakdown
Sie
[zee]
she
Personal pronoun referring to a female person.
Sie war sehr freundlich.
She was very friendly.
war
[vahr]
was
Past tense of "sein," used to describe a state in the past.
Es war ruhig im Zimmer.
It was quiet in the room.
ruhig
[ROO-ikh]
calm; quiet
Describes someone as calm, quiet, or peaceful.
Heute war sie ruhig.
Today she was calm.
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