faltar

faltar(

fahl

tahr

)

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

1. (to not attend; used with "a")

a. to miss

Si falto a clase una vez más, suspenderé la asignatura.If I miss the class one more time, I will fail the subject.

b. to not turn up at

¿Así que has faltado a tu cita con el dentista?So you didn't turn up at your appointment with the dentist?

c. to be absent from

Nueve personas faltaron a clase.There were nine people absent from class.

d. to be off

Juan ha faltado tres días al trabajo.Juan has been off work three days.

2. (to be absent)

a. to be missing

No puedo terminar de montar el armario porque faltan tres tornillos.I can't finish assembling the closet because there are three screws missing.

3. (to be scarce)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Es buena cocinera, pero le falta experiencia.She's a good cook, but she lacks experience.

Hubo tantos asistentes que faltaban sillas en la sala.There were so many attendants that the room was short of chairs.

4. (to remain)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

A la sopa le faltan 10 minutos.The soup needs another 10 minutes.

Faltan dos meses para que sea Navidad.There are two months to go till Christmas.

5. (to default on; used with "a")

a. to break

Dijo que dejaría de fumar, pero al final faltó a su promesa.He said he would quit smoking, but in the end he broke his promise.

b. to not keep

No esperes que te devuelva el dinero porque suele faltar a su palabra.Don't expect to get your money back from him because he doesn't usually keep his word.

6. (to insult; used with "a")

a. to be rude to

No vuelvas a faltarle a tu madre.Don't you dare to be rude to your mother again.

Examples

Phrases

faltar a clase	to skip class
faltar al respeto a alguien	to be disrespectful to someone
faltar a su palabra	to break his word
faltar poco para que	to be about to
faltar al entrenamiento	to skip practice
faltar a	to miss
faltar el respeto a	to be disrespectful to
faltar al respeto a	to be disrespectful to
faltar el respeto	to disrespect

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	faltando
Past:	faltado

Indicative of "faltar"

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	falto	falté	faltaba	faltaría	faltaré
tú	faltas	faltaste	faltabas	faltarías	faltarás
él/ella/Ud.	falta	faltó	faltaba	faltaría	faltará
nosotros	faltamos	faltamos	faltábamos	faltaríamos	faltaremos
vosotros	faltáis	faltasteis	faltabais	faltaríais	faltaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	faltan	faltaron	faltaban	faltarían	faltarán