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Faltar a
I am looking at the following sample sentence: "Falto a mi trabajo a menudo."
Why is the first "a" there? I don't believe that "faltar" is one of those verbs that requires an "a".....
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- Lou Ann, de Washington, DC, USA EspecÃficamente quiero recibir ayuda con el español de latinoamerica. ¡MuchÃsimas gracias! |
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Faltar a = fail to go, be absent from, miss, contravene, offend:
Falto al trabajo = I fail to go or I'm absent from my work. No puedes faltar a las leyes = you can't contravene the laws. Me ha faltado al respeto = He's offended me Faltar = lack, be missing, be absent, be not enough, become scarce: Aquà falta algo = something is lacking here. Falta Lou Ann = Lou Ann is not here/ is absent Me falta dinero = I don't have enough money. |
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faltar a
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I always thought it was Me ha faltado el respeto Or is that possible too? And if so, does it change the meaning at all? Many thanks for the clear examples. |
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En esta oficina falta el respeto = Respect is lacking in this office. But in "faltar al respeto a alguien" the preposition is needed. Maybe you can find it without preposition, but surely you'll find "preveer" instead of "prever", too. These are common mistakes (not good to my ears, by the way). |
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This is like when I learnt it was El bocata NOT La bocata. Years of saying the wrong thing, and finally you learn the right way! |
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Irma used "al", which is a contraction of "a el", y pensándolo bien, creo que de las dos maneras está bien. |
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I understand each of your examples, but I don't really see the difference... Hmmm... Am I getting into some language technicalities that are beyond my learning level at this point?
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- Lou Ann, de Washington, DC, USA EspecÃficamente quiero recibir ayuda con el español de latinoamerica. ¡MuchÃsimas gracias! |
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What can I say?
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No, you just need to process it.
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You can write some sentences with "faltar" and "faltar a". We'll correct them.
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