Manquer - To Miss
The French verb Manquer means to miss and is one verb that often causes a lot of confusion - that is until you grasp a few fundamental rules.
Some simple rules :
Manquer is a regular -er verb
Manquer + direct object (eg noun) means to miss something
Example:
Je manque le chocolate! => I miss chocolate!
Elle a manqué le train => She missed the train
Dépêche-toi ! Tu vas manquer l'avion ! => Quick! Your'e going to miss the plane!
Manquer + de + direct object (eg noun) means to lack something
Example:
Il manque de courage => He lacks courage
Ce ragout manque de sel => This stew lacks salt
Il manque des pages à ce livre => There are some pages missing from this book
Manquer + de + verb means to fail to do something
Example:
Ils ont manqué de faire leurs devoirs => They failed to do their homework.
Ne manque pas de m'écrire ! => Be sure to write to me ! (Literally: Don't fail to write to me.)
Il a manqué de faire la vaiselle => He failed to wash up
J'ai manqué de trouver ta maison => I didn't manage to find your house
Manquer + à means to miss someone/something/somewhere
Example:
Tu me manques => I miss you. (Literally : Tu manques à moi => You are missing to me)
Est-ce que je te manque ? => Do you miss me?
Ses amis manquent à Ellie => Ellie misses her friends
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