B1🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
mancare
to be missing; to miss (someone/something)
Looks like
manage
to handle or control
⚠️ The trap
'Mi manchi' literally means 'you are missing to me' — the structure is opposite to English. 'Mancare' has nothing to do with managing or controlling.
To say "to handle or control" in Italian:
gestire / riuscire a (for to manage)
"mancare" in English means:
to be missing; to miss (someone/something)
Example
"Mi manchi tanto."
"I miss you so much."
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