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lui mancò

was missing, was lacking

m a n ˈk ɔ → mancare
manc to miss; to be missing + ò 3rd person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #44,369
was missing, was lacking Past historic (passato remoto) form; common in narratives and written Italian.
IT: Alla fine mancò un ingrediente, quindi non facemmo la torta.
EN: In the end an ingredient was missing, so we didn’t make the cake.
Conjugation of mancare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third mancò —

Ci mancò così tanto Tom.

We missed Tom so much.

Mancò la sua fermata.

He missed his stop.

La mancò.

He missed it.

Tom mancò l'uscita e si perse.

Tom missed the exit and got lost.

Sounds similar to

mangiò m a n ˈd͡ʒ ɔ