Aggódtak

Aggódtak is the third-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb aggódik, meaning to worry or to be anxious. The form translates to “they worried” or “they were worried.” It is used to describe a past state of concern experienced by a group.

In Hungarian, aggódik is a regular -odik verb, and its past tense for the third person plural is aggódtak. Related forms include aggódtam (I worried), aggódtunk (we worried), aggódtatok (you all worried), and aggódtak (they worried). The tense commonly appears with phrases indicating the cause or object of concern, such as valamiért or miatt: aggódtak a gyermekükért (they were worried for their child) or aggódtak a vizsgálat eredményei miatt (they were worried because of the test results).

Usage notes: aggódtak typically expresses concern about someone or something in the past. It can be used with explicit object phrases (valakiért, valami miatt) or with contexts where the reason for concern is understood from surrounding sentences. It conveys emotional state rather than a deliberate action, and does not necessarily imply prolonged anxiety beyond the stated timeframe.

Examples:

- A szülők aggódtak a gyermekükért, amikor későre jött haza. (The parents were worried about their child when he came home late.)

- Aggódtak a vizsgálat eredményei miatt. (They were worried because of the test results.)

See also: aggódik, the base verb meaning to worry or be anxious.