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To miss/lack in Spanish 🇪🇸


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to miss/lack faltar
How to say “to miss/lack” in Spanish? “Faltar”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “faltar” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to miss/lack in Spanish like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember the word “faltar”:
– Associate it with “fault” because when something is missing or lacking, it’s like there’s a fault or gap.
– Use the phrase “No falta nada” (Nothing is missing) to remember its meaning as it is commonly used in Spanish-speaking cultures to indicate that everything is complete.
– Remember that “faltar a” can mean to miss an appointment or event.

Explanations:
– “Faltar” often indicates the absence or lack of something.
– It can also refer to something that is needed or expected.
– When referring to distance or time, “faltar” suggests what remains, for example, “Faltan cinco minutos” (Five minutes are left/remaining).
– “Faltar” can also mean to miss in the sense of feeling the absence of someone or something.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Carecer (to lack)
– Ausentarse (to be absent)
– Echar en falta (to miss something/someone)

“Faltar” is an infinitive verb, here are its conjugations in indicative mood:

Present:
– yo falto
– tú faltas
– él/ella/Ud. falta
– nosotros/as faltamos
– vosotros/as faltáis
– ellos/ellas/Uds. faltan

Preterite:
– yo falté
– tú faltaste
– él/ella/Ud. faltó
– nosotros/as faltamos
– vosotros/as faltasteis
– ellos/ellas/Uds. faltaron

Imperfect:
– yo faltaba
– tú faltabas
– él/ella/Ud. faltaba
– nosotros/as faltábamos
– vosotros/as faltabais
– ellos/ellas/Uds. faltaban

Future:
– yo faltaré
– tú faltarás
– él/ella/Ud. faltará
– nosotros/as faltaremos
– vosotros/as faltaréis
– ellos/ellas/Uds. faltarán

Conditional:
– yo faltaría
– tú faltarías
– él/ella/Ud. faltaría
– nosotros/as faltaríamos
– vosotros/as faltaríais
– ellos/ellas/Uds. faltarían

Examples of sentences that use “faltar”:
– Falta sal en la sopa. (The soup lacks salt.)
– Me faltan dos euros para comprar el libro. (I need two more euros to buy the book.)
– En la reunión, faltó el director. (The director was missing at the meeting.)
– Faltan tres días para las vacaciones. (There are three days left until the holidays.)
– No puedes faltar a tu primera clase. (You can’t miss your first class.)
– ¿Qué más falta hacer? (What else needs to be done?)

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