No. 5,374 in Russian
отсутствовала
"Отсутствовала" means "was absent" in English.
In a sentence
Вчера Мария отсутствовала на работе.
Yesterday Maria was absent from work.
The word 'отсутствовала' here indicates the action of Maria being absent from work, referring to her not being present.
На последней встрече мой друг отсутствовал из-за болезни.
At the last meeting, my friend was absent due to illness.
In this sentence, 'отсутствовал' is used to describe the situation of my friend not attending the meeting, highlighting the reason for the absence.
Ученица отсутствовала весь урок, поэтому ей нужно наверстать материал.
The student was absent for the entire lesson, so she needs to catch up on the material.
Here, 'отсутствовала' communicates the duration of absence of the student during the lesson, implying the necessity of catching up on missed learning material.
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