No. 83 in Hungarian
voltak
"Voltak" means "they were" in English.
In a sentence
A könyvek az asztalon voltak.
The books were on the table.
Used to indicate past tense plural location.
Ők mindig kedvesek voltak.
They were always kind.
Used to describe a past trait in plural.
A házak akkor még újonan épültek voltak.
The houses were newly built at the time.
Used to explain a completed past state or action in plural.
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