MANQUER!!!

(to miss, to be lacking, to fail to verbe)

I. Manquer + object direct

• To miss something

Exemples:

I missed the bus this morning

Many students will miss class tomorrow

I. Manquer + object direct

• To miss something

Exemples:

I missed the bus this morning

J’ai manqué l’autobus ce matin

Many students will miss class tomorrow

Beaucoup d’élèves manqueront la classe demain

II. Manquer de/d’ + object direct

• To lack something/to have something missing

Teachers lack patience

This cake lacks sugar

Our class was missing about 10 students yesterday

II. Manquer de/d’ + object direct

• To lack something/to have something missing

Teachers lack patience

Les profs manquent de patience

This cake lacks sugar

Ce gateau manque de sucre

Our class was missing about 10 students yesterday.

Notre classe a manqué d’une dixaine d’élèves hier

III. Manquer de/d’ + verbe (infinitif)

• To fail to do something

I failed to do my homework last night

Often, I failed to send a card to my Granny.

If you fail to study, you will fail your test.

Manquer de/d’ + verbe (infinitif)

• To fail to do something

I failed to do my homework last night

J’ai manqué de faire mes devoirs hier soir

Often, I failed to send a card to my Granny.

Souvent je manquais d’envoyer une carte à Mémé

If you fail to study, you will fail your test.

Si tu manques d’étudier, tu rateras ton examen

Manquer à + objet/personne to miss a person or thing (as in long for)This is the opposite of how we state it in EnglishThe subject in the sentence will be the person who is

missed,The indirect object is the person who is doing the

missing.Use the following COI (indirect object pronouns)

me – (by me) nous – (by us)te – (by you) vous – (by you/y’all)lui – (by him/by her) leur – (by them)

***Placement of COI is the same*** before the conjugated verb or before the infinitive

Manquer à + objet/personne(continued)

to miss a person or thing (as in long for)

Exemples:

I miss you (You are missed by me)

When I was at camp, my parents missedme (I was missed by my parents)

They missed me a lot and I missed them too!

Manquer à + objet/personne(continued)

to miss a person or thing (as in long for)Exemples:

I miss you (You are missed by me)

Tu me manques

When I was at camp my parents missed me (I was missed by my parents);

Quand j’étais à camp, je manquais à mes parents.

They missed me a lot and I missed them, too!

Je leur manquais beacoup, et ils me manquaient aussi!

pratiquez

1. We miss you (y’all). (y’all are missed by us)

2. I’m missing 50 euros!!

3. They failed to say good-bye!

4. She doesn’t lack in “know-how”

5. He misses his Mommy.

5. Since she was late, she missed her flight.

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1. We miss you (y’all) (remember – you are missed by us)

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1. We miss you (y’all) (remember – you are missed by us)

Vous nous manquez

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2. I’m missing 50 euros!!

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2. I’m missing 50 euros!!

Je manque de 50 euros

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3. They failed to say good-bye!

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3. They failed to say good-bye!

Ils ont manqué de dire “au revoir”

Ils ont manqué de faire leurs* adieux

*my?, your?, his/her?, our?, y’all’s?, their?

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4. She doesn’t lack in “know-how”

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4. She doesn’t lack in “know-how”

Elle ne manque pas de savoir-faire

She lacks neither “know-how” nor beauty.

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4. She doesn’t lack in “know-how”

Elle ne manque pas de savoir-faire

She lacks neither “know-how” nor beauty.

Elle ne manque ni de savoir-faire ni de beauté

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5. He misses his Mommy.

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5. He misses his Mommy.

Sa Maman lui manque

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6. Because she was late, she missed her flight

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6. Because she was late, she missed her flight.

Puisqu’elle était en retard,

…elle a manqué son vol.

…elle a raté son vol