burned, was burning, was lit, was on
Rom brannte, und der Kaiser sang.
Rome burned and the emperor sang.
There was a light on in the living room.
Die Eifersucht brannte in ihr.
Jealousy burned within her.
Wenn das Haus seines Herrn brannte, rannte der Nigger los, um es zu löschen.
When his master's house was on fire, the nigger would run to put it out.
— Malcolm X (1992)
Die Kerze brannte die ganze Nacht.
The candle burned all night.
Das Gebäude brannte bei dem Brand vollständig nieder.
The building burned down completely in the fire.
Alles brannte hell, aber das war zu wenig.
Everything was burning brightly, but that wasn't enough.
— Stalker (1979)
The doghouse was on fire.