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ils manquaient

were missing, lacked

→ manquer
manqu lack / miss + aient imperfect tense, they
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #38,776
were missing, lacked
FR: Il manquait deux chaises, et elles manquaient encore ce matin.
EN: Two chairs were missing, and they were still missing this morning.
Conjugation of manquer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First manquais —
Second manquais manquiez
Third manquait manquaient

Les plantes sont mortes parce qu'elles manquaient d'eau.

The plants died because they lacked water.

Les amis de Marie lui manquaient.

Marie missed her friends.

Les plaisanteries de Rima manquaient à Ziri.

Ziri missed Rima's jokes.

Pas mal d'élèves manquaient aujourd'hui.

Quite a few students were absent today.

Ces hanches me manquaient.

I missed those hips.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Les mots me manquaient.

Words failed me.