она была такой

she was like that

→ она
phrase Rare #38,305
she was like that Used to describe what she was like or how she behaved; такой agrees with a feminine subject and can be followed by an adjective, such as печальной (“sad”).
RU: Она была такой с самого начала.
EN: She was like that from the very beginning.

Она была такой, когда мы познакомились.

She was like this when we met.

— Невидимый гость (2017)

Но она была такой и в молодости.

But she was like that in her youth too.

— Пришельцы (1993)

Она была такой с самого начала.

She was like this from the very beginning.

— Сырое (2017)

Из-за кого она была такой печальной?

Who made her so sad?

— Королева (2014)

И она была такой.

And she was like that.

— Дзета (2026)