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Italian verb conjugation
mancare
to miss, to be missing
verb
Word 502 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation
With one thing or several
With mancare, the thing is the subject and the person comes first, so the verb changes with the number of things.
Present
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi mancaI miss it | mi mancanoI miss them |
| a te | ti mancayou miss it | ti mancanoyou miss them |
| a lui | gli mancahe misses it | gli mancanohe misses them |
| a lei | le mancashe misses it | le mancanoshe misses them |
| a noi | ci mancawe miss it | ci mancanowe miss them |
| a voi | vi mancayou all miss it | vi mancanoyou all miss them |
| a loro | gli mancathey miss it | gli mancanothey miss them |
Imperfect
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi mancavaI missed it / I used to miss it | mi mancavanoI missed them / I used to miss them |
| a te | ti mancavayou missed it / you used to miss it | ti mancavanoyou missed them / you used to miss them |
| a lui | gli mancavahe missed it / he used to miss it | gli mancavanohe missed them / he used to miss them |
| a lei | le mancavashe missed it / she used to miss it | le mancavanoshe missed them / she used to miss them |
| a noi | ci mancavawe missed it / we used to miss it | ci mancavanowe missed them / we used to miss them |
| a voi | vi mancavayou all missed it / you all used to miss it | vi mancavanoyou all missed them / you all used to miss them |
| a loro | gli mancavathey missed it / they used to miss it | gli mancavanothey missed them / they used to miss them |
Future
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi mancheràI will miss it | mi mancherannoI will miss them |
| a te | ti mancheràyou will miss it | ti mancherannoyou will miss them |
| a lui | gli mancheràhe will miss it | gli mancherannohe will miss them |
| a lei | le mancheràshe will miss it | le mancherannoshe will miss them |
| a noi | ci mancheràwe will miss it | ci mancherannowe will miss them |
| a voi | vi mancheràyou all will miss it | vi mancherannoyou all will miss them |
| a loro | gli mancheràthey will miss it | gli mancherannothey will miss them |
Passato prossimo
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi è mancatoI missed it / I have missed it | mi sono mancatiI missed them / I have missed them |
| a te | ti è mancatoyou missed it / you have missed it | ti sono mancatiyou missed them / you have missed them |
| a lui | gli è mancatohe missed it / he has missed it | gli sono mancatihe missed them / he has missed them |
| a lei | le è mancatoshe missed it / she has missed it | le sono mancatishe missed them / she has missed them |
| a noi | ci è mancatowe missed it / we have missed it | ci sono mancatiwe missed them / we have missed them |
| a voi | vi è mancatoyou all missed it / you all have missed it | vi sono mancatiyou all missed them / you all have missed them |
| a loro | gli è mancatothey missed it / they have missed it | gli sono mancatithey missed them / they have missed them |
In a sentence
La mia famiglia mi manca molto.
I miss my family a lot.
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