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lui mancava

was missing, was lacking, missed

→ mancare
manc to be missed (by someone), to be missed by + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Common #8,593
was missing, was lacking
IT: Mi mancava una pagina del libro.
EN: I was missing a page from the book.
missed
IT: Le mancava molto suo fratello.
EN: She missed her brother a lot.
Conjugation of mancare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Second mancavi —
Third mancava mancavano

Tom sapeva che mancava qualcosa.

Tom knew something was missing.

Mancava poco alla mezzanotte.

It was almost midnight.

Quando la ritrovai, mancava una gamba.

When I found it again, one leg was missing.

— Suzume (2022)

A Karl mancava bere il latte.

Karl missed drinking milk.

A Tom mancava sua moglie.

Tom missed his wife.

A Mary mancava suo figlio.

Mary missed her son.

Mi mancava poco per essere completo.

I was almost there to be complete.

— Fight Club (1999)

Andrew era quello a cui mancava la parte inferiore del braccio.

Andrew was the one who was missing the lower part of his arm.

Mancava a tutte noi.

We all missed him.

Mancava solo questo!

That was all that was missing!

— Tropa de elite - Gli squadroni della morte (2007)

Ora mancava solo il cuore di Matias.

Now all that was missing was Matias’s heart.

— Tropa de elite - Gli squadroni della morte (2007)

Mi mancava giusto un euro per comprare il biglietto dell'autobus.

I was just one euro away from buying the bus ticket.

Le mancava suo figlio.

She missed her son.

Ne mancava la metà.

Half of it was missing.

— Tutto su mia madre (1999)

Mi mancava un Gosha!

I was missing a Gosha!

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

A lei mancava il libro.

She was missing the book.

Mancava poco alla mezzanotte, pioveva, tirava vento.

It was almost midnight; it was raining and windy.

A Sami mancava casa sua.

Sami missed his home.

A tutte mancava la metà.

All of them were missing half.

— Tutto su mia madre (1999)

A Tom mancava sua moglie Mary.

Tom missed his wife Mary.

A Mary mancava l'esperienza politica.

Mary lacked political experience.

Mi mancava molto.

I missed him a lot.

Quanta ne mancava?

How much was missing?

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Me ne mancava una!

I was missing one!

— Lussuria - Seduzione e tradimento (2007)

Certo, a Tom mancava suo padre.

Of course, Tom missed his father.

Mancava questa.

This was missing.

Che quel giorno ti mancava tantissimo tua madre, giusto?

You really missed your mother that day, didn't you?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Per essere perfetta le mancava solo un difetto.

To be perfect, she only needed one flaw.

Mi mancava questo panorama.

I missed this view.

— La tomba delle lucciole (1988)

A quel punto mancava solo la Boca dell'Apes, ma non era un problema.

At that point, only the Boca del Apes was left, but it wasn't a problem.

— City of God (2002)

Mancava la sciarpa.

The scarf was missing.

— The Monster (1994)

Ma forse sentiva che le mancava poco.

But maybe she felt like she was almost there.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Sonny Hayes, se vi mancava, ora è tornato.

Sonny Hayes is back, in case you missed him.

— F1 - Il film (2025)

Dopo un mese la Tv non mi mancava più.

After a month I didn't miss TV anymore.

— Fight Club (1999)

Giusto, ecco perché non funzionava, mancava quel pezzo fondamentale.

Right, that's why it didn't work, it was missing that key piece.

Come assaggiò il piatto, capì che mancava il sale.

As he tasted the dish, he realized that it lacked salt.

Al bambino mancava completamente la disciplina.

The child completely lacked discipline.

Mi mancava il pesce bianco di Cook.

I missed Cook's white fish.