faltar

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verb

to be lacking, to lack, to not haveof a quality or circumstance
to be lacking, to lack, to not haveof a person
to remain
to be absent, to be missing
to miss

Forms

Present

I	falto
you	faltas
he, she, it	falta
we	faltamos
you (plural)	faltáis
they	faltan

Preterite

I	falté
you	faltaste
he, she, it	faltó
we	faltamos
you (plural)	faltasteis
they	faltaron

Imperfect

I	faltaba
you	faltabas
he, she, it	faltaba
we	faltábamos
you (plural)	faltabais
they	faltaban

Future

I	faltaré
you	faltarás
he, she, it	faltará
we	faltaremos
you (plural)	faltaréis
they	faltarán

Conditional

I	faltaría
you	faltarías
he, she, it	faltaría
we	faltaríamos
you (plural)	faltaríais
they	faltarían

Subjunctive

I	falte
you	faltes
he, she, it	falte
we	faltemos
you (plural)	faltéis
they	falten

Imperfect subjunctive

I	faltara / faltase
you	faltaras / faltases
he, she, it	faltara / faltase
we	faltáramos / faltásemos
you (plural)	faltarais / faltaseis
they	faltaran / faltasen

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

El hospital tiene un problema interno: faltan enfermeros.The hospital has an internal problem: there aren't enough nurses.A2Otra vez, por favor (6) — Once more, please (6) (A2)
Perdone, todavía no lo he terminado. Me faltan unos datos.I'm sorry, I haven't finished it yet. I'm missing some figures.A2La junta de los lunes — The Monday Meeting
Carmen, la novia, está muy estresada, porque todavía faltan mil detalles.Carmen, the bride, is very stressed, because there are still a thousand details left.A2La boda de Carmen — Carmen's wedding (A2)
De repente, Ortiz nota algo: falta también un empleado, un experto en computadores llamado Iván.Suddenly Ortiz notices something: an employee is missing too, a computer expert called Iván.A2El espía del ministerio — The spy at the ministry (A2)

Other ways to say it

carecerto lack, to be lacking

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