hiányzott

Hiányzott is a Hungarian verb meaning "was missing" or "was lacking." It is the past tense form of the verb hiányzik, which expresses absence or lack. The noun hiány means absence or lack, and the verb hiányzik conveys the state of being absent. Hiányzott is used to describe that something or someone was not present or did not occur as expected in the past.

In usage, hiányzott refers to a completed past state. It is typically used with a time context or a reference to a past event. For example, “A beszámolóból hiányzott egy fontos rész” means that a crucial part was missing from the report. Another common usage is to say that a person was not present at a past event, as in “A tanár hiányzott az óráról.”

Morphology and related forms: hiányzott is the past tense form of hiányzik, usually appearing with a singular subject. For plural subjects, the corresponding past tense form would be hiányoztak. The present tense counterpart is hiányzik, which means “is missing” or “is lacking.” The related noun hiány, meaning absence or lack, and the adjective hiányzó, meaning missing, are commonly used alongside the verb.

See also: hiány, hiányzik, hiányzó. These terms are linked through the core concept of absence or lack in Hungarian.