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ITALIAN VERB

mancare

to be missed (mi manchi, I miss you)

  • #107 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: mancato
  • Gerund: mancando

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I am missed
  2. tu you are missed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she is missed
  4. noi we are missed
  5. voi you all are missed
  6. loro they are missed

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I was missed
  2. tu you were missed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she was missed
  4. noi we were missed
  5. voi you all were missed
  6. loro they were missed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to be missed
  2. tu you used to be missed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to be missed
  4. noi we used to be missed
  5. voi you all used to be missed
  6. loro they used to be missed

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will be missed
  2. tu you will be missed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will be missed
  4. noi we will be missed
  5. voi you all will be missed
  6. loro they will be missed

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would be missed
  2. tu you would be missed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would be missed
  4. noi we would be missed
  5. voi you all would be missed
  6. loro they would be missed

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I be missed
  2. tu (that) you be missed
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she be missed
  4. noi (that) we be missed
  5. voi (that) you all be missed
  6. loro (that) they be missed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu be missed!
  2. Lei be missed! (formal)
  3. noi be missed! (let’s)
  4. voi be missed! (all of you)

How to use mancare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi manchi tanto, quando torni?

    I miss you so much, when are you coming back?

  2. Past

    Mi sei mancato molto questa settimana.

    I missed you a lot this week.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi mancavano i miei amici quando vivevo a Londra.

    I missed my friends when I lived in London.

  4. Future

    Ci mancherai, scrivici ogni tanto.

    We'll miss you, write to us now and then.

  5. Conditional

    Mi mancherebbe troppo il caffè italiano.

    I'd miss Italian coffee too much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che manchi niente in valigia.

    I don't think anything's missing from the suitcase.

  7. Imperative

    Non mancare alla festa sabato, ti aspettiamo!

    Don't miss the party on Saturday, we're expecting you!

Good to know

  • The person missed is the subject: mi manchi, I miss you; ci mancate, we miss you.
  • Mancare is also to be missing or lacking: manca il sale; mancano dieci minuti.
  • Mancare takes essere: mi sei mancato tanto.

Where you hear mancare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Mi manca Nonna. I miss Nonna.
  • Mi è mancato il paese. I missed the village.
  • Mi mancherai, Tony. I will miss you, Tony.

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Mi manca Nonna. I miss Nonna.
  • Mi è mancato il paese. I missed the village.
  • Mi mancherai, Tony. I will miss you, Tony.
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Last Day at the Trattoria

Beginner Level 2 · Grazie! Mi mancherà, Bruna.

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The Emigrants Leave

Beginner Level 2 · Già? Mi mancherai, Tony.

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Nonna at Christmas

Beginner Level 3 · Sì, siamo tutti qui. Ci manchi! · Mi manchi. · Anche voi mi mancate. Tanto.

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Leaving for the Dolomites

Beginner Level 3 · E Fontelupo? Ti mancherà?

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Missing the Sea

Intermediate Level 1 · Mi manca il mare.

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Payday and the Roof

Intermediate Level 1 · Brava! Quanto ti manca? · Mi mancano cinquecento euro. · Mi manca poco.

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The End of the Season

Intermediate Level 1 · Spero di sì. Mi mancherete!

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Pietro on the Phone

Intermediate Level 2 · Tutto bene. Mi manchi, sai? · Mi manchi tanto.

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Nunzia's Goodbye

Intermediate Level 2 · Sì. Mi mancherai, Nunzia.

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The Notary Explains

Advanced Level 1 · Sei mesi? E se manca una firma?

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The Building Permit

Advanced Level 1 · Manca un documento.

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The Notary on the Phone

Advanced Level 1 · Non ancora. Manca ancora una firma.

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And 5 more lessons.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.