Meaning
missing
- not present, absent, or lacking where expected
In a sentence
Manca un pezzo: hai trovato la parte mancante del puzzle?
A piece is missing: did you find the missing part of the puzzle?
Dobbiamo ordinare i volumi mancanti della collezione.
We need to order the missing volumes of the collection.
Non possiamo completare la domanda senza i documenti mancanti.
We cannot complete the application without the missing documents.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mancante | masculine · singular |
| mancante | feminine · singular |
| mancanti | masculine · plural |
| mancanti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Present participle of 'mancare' used as an adjective.
- Plural is 'mancanti' for both masculine and feminine.