it was dark
В комнате Тома было темно.
Tom's room was dark.
На улице было темно и холодно.
It was dark and cold outside.
The house was dark and quiet.
Было темно, и я не разобрал номер машины.
It was dark, and I couldn't make out the car's license plate number.
It was dark under the bridge.
Но на глубине трех метров, наверное, было темно.
But it was probably dark at a depth of three meters.
— Прокол (1981)