Meaning
to be lacking, to be missing (of objects)
- to be missing, lacking
- to be left, remain
- to be absent from
- to miss, feel the absence of
In a sentence
Mi manca il latte per fare il dolce.
I'm missing milk to make the cake.
Quanti giorni mancano alle vacanze estive?
How many days are left until summer vacation?
Ieri Marco è mancato da scuola tutto il giorno.
Yesterday Marco was absent from school all day.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mancare | infinitive |
| manchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| manco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| mancate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| manchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mancano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| manca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mancavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mancavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mancavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mancavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mancavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| mancava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| mancammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| mancai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| mancaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| mancasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| mancarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| mancò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| mancheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| mancherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| mancherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| mancherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| mancheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| mancherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| manchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| manchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| manchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| manchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| manchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| manchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mancassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mancaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mancassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| mancasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| mancheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| mancherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| manchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| mancheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mancherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mancherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| manchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| mancate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| manca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| mancando | gerund |
| mancato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'mancare' for missing people/feelings, not objects (use 'manca' for objects).
- Auxiliary is 'essere' in compound tenses; past participle agrees with subject (e.g., 'Mi sei mancato').
- Indirect object pronoun required: 'Mi manchi' (I miss you), not 'Manco te'.