mancar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin manco (“lame; maimed”), see also mancu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈkaɾ/ [maŋˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: man‧car

Verb

mancar

1. to pierce
2. to hurt, injure

   Mancóse el neñu en mientres diba en bicicleta ― The kid got hurt while riding a bicycle

Conjugation

Conjugation of mancar

infinitive		mancar
gerund		mancando
past participle		m mancáu, f mancada, n mancao, m pl mancaos, f pl mancaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	manco	manques	manca	mancamos	mancáis	manquen
	imperfect	mancaba	mancabes	mancaba	mancábemos, mancábamos	mancabeis, mancabais	mancaben
	preterite	manqué	mancasti, manquesti	mancó	manquemos	mancastis, manquestis	mancaron
	pluperfect	mancare, mancara	mancares, mancaras	mancare, mancara	mancáremos, mancáramos	mancareis, mancarais	mancaren, mancaran
	future	mancaré	mancarás	mancará	mancaremos	mancaréis	mancarán
	conditional	mancaría	mancaríes	mancaría	mancaríemos, mancaríamos	mancaríeis, mancaríais	mancaríen
subjunctive	present	manque	manques, mancas	manque	manquemos	manquéis	manquen, mancan
	imperfect	mancare, mancara	mancares, mancaras	mancare, mancara	mancáremos, mancáramos	mancareis, mancarais	mancaren, mancaran
imperative		—	manca	—	—	mancái	—

Derived terms

• mancar la madera

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “mancar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “mancar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From manc (“one-handed”) or from Italian mancare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [məŋˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maŋˈkaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [maŋˈka]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

mancar (first-person singular present manco, first-person singular preterite manquí, past participle mancat)

1. (intransitive) to be lacking [with de]
2. (intransitive) to be false to, to fail, to go back on [with a]
3. (intransitive) to be missing, to be absent
4. (transitive) to miss, to fail

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of mancar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			mancar
gerund			mancant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mancat		mancada
		plural		mancats		mancades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	manco	manques	manca	manquem	manqueu	manquen
	imperfect	mancava	mancaves	mancava	mancàvem	mancàveu	mancaven
	future	mancaré	mancaràs	mancarà	mancarem	mancareu	mancaran
	preterite	manquí	mancares	mancà	mancàrem	mancàreu	mancaren
	conditional	mancaria	mancaries	mancaria	mancaríem	mancaríeu	mancarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	manqui	manquis	manqui	manquem	manqueu	manquin
	imperfect	manqués	manquessis	manqués	manquéssim	manquéssiu	manquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	manca	manqui	manquem	manqueu	manquin
	negative (no)	—	no manquis	no manqui	no manquem	no manqueu	no manquin

Derived terms

• manca
• mancada
• mancança

Further reading

• “mancar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. From Latin manco (“lame; maimed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maŋˈkaɾ/ [mɑ̃ŋˈkɑɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: man‧car

Verb

mancar (first-person singular present manco, first-person singular preterite manquei, past participle mancado)

1. to hurt, injure
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 343:

     os hũus chagaua, et os outros fería, et os outros derribaua, et aos outros atrauesando, de tal gisa que os mãcaua todos moy mal, et mataua moytos deles

     some he wounded, another ones he hit, and others he knocked down, and the others piercing, so that he injured all very badly, and killed many of them

2. (intransitive) to miss
3. (intransitive) to be deprived of

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mancar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	mancar
Personal	mancar	mancares	mancar	mancarmos	mancardes	mancaren
Gerund
	mancando
Past participle
Masculine	mancado			mancados
Feminine	mancada			mancadas
Indicative
Present	manco	mancas	manca	mancamos	mancades	mancan
Imperfect	mancaba	mancabas	mancaba	mancabamos	mancabades	mancaban
Preterite	manquei	mancaches	mancou	mancamos	mancastes	mancaron
Pluperfect	mancara	mancaras	mancara	mancaramos	mancarades	mancaran
Future	mancarei	mancarás	mancará	mancaremos	mancaredes	mancarán
Conditional	mancaría	mancarías	mancaría	mancariamos	mancariades	mancarían
Subjunctive
Present	manque	manques	manque	manquemos	manquedes	manquen
Imperfect	mancase	mancases	mancase	mancásemos	mancásedes	mancasen
Future	mancar	mancares	mancar	mancarmos	mancardes	mancaren
Imperative
Affirmative		manca	manque	manquemos	mancade	manquen
Negative (non)		non manques	non manque	non manquemos	non manquedes	non manquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of mancar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	mancar
Personal	mancar	mancares	mancar	mancarmos	mancardes	mancarem
Gerund
	mancando
Past participle
Masculine	mancado			mancados
Feminine	mancada			mancadas
Indicative
Present	manco	mancas	manca	mancamos	mancades, mancais	mancam
Imperfect	mancava	mancavas	mancava	mancávamos	mancávades, mancáveis, mancávais1	mancavam
Preterite	manquei	mancaste, mancache1	mancou	mancamos	mancastes	mancárom, mancaram
Pluperfect	mancara	mancaras	mancara	mancáramos	mancárades, mancáreis, mancárais1	mancaram
Future	mancarei	mancarás	mancará	mancaremos	mancaredes, mancareis	mancarám, mancarão
Conditional	mancaria	mancarias	mancaria	mancaríamos	mancaríades, mancaríeis, mancaríais1	mancariam
Subjunctive
Present	manque	manques	manque	manquemos	manquedes, manqueis	manquem
Imperfect	mancasse	mancasses	mancasse	mancássemos	mancássedes, mancásseis	mancassem
Future	mancar	mancares	mancar	mancarmos	mancardes	mancarem
Imperative
Affirmative		manca	manque	manquemos	mancade, mancai	manquem
Negative (nom)		nom manques	nom manque	nom manquemos	nom manquedes, nom manqueis	nom manquem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• mancadela
• mancadura
• manqueira

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “mancar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “mancar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mancar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “mancar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mancar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “mancar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mancar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈkar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: man‧càr

Verb

mancar (apocopated)

1. apocopic form of mancare

Portuguese

Etymology

From manco (“lame”) + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [mɐ̃ˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [mɐ̃ˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [mɐ̃ˈka(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈka.ɾi/

Verb

mancar (first-person singular present manco, first-person singular preterite manquei, past participle mancado)

1. (intransitive) to limp (to walk lamely, as if favouring one leg)

   Synonym: coxear

2. (rare, transitive) to lame (to cause someone to be lame)

   Synonym: deixar manco

3. (Brazil, slang, pronominal) to make oneself scarce; to leave

   Synonyms: vazar, sumir

4. (dated slang, intransitive) to miss (to fail to attend)

   Synonym: faltar

5. (Brazil, colloquial, pronominal) to notice one's own actions as appropriate or not; to read the room.

   Synonym: tocar

   Se manca! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mancar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	mancar
Personal	mancar	mancares	mancar	mancarmos	mancardes	mancarem
Gerund
	mancando
Past participle
Masculine	mancado			mancados
Feminine	mancada			mancadas
Indicative
Present	manco	mancas	manca	mancamos	mancais	mancam
Imperfect	mancava	mancavas	mancava	mancávamos	mancáveis	mancavam
Preterite	manquei	mancaste	mancou	mancamos1, mancámos2	mancastes	mancaram
Pluperfect	mancara	mancaras	mancara	mancáramos	mancáreis	mancaram
Future	mancarei	mancarás	mancará	mancaremos	mancareis	mancarão
Conditional	mancaria	mancarias	mancaria	mancaríamos	mancaríeis	mancariam
Subjunctive
Present	manque	manques	manque	manquemos	manqueis	manquem
Imperfect	mancasse	mancasses	mancasse	mancássemos	mancásseis	mancassem
Future	mancar	mancares	mancar	mancarmos	mancardes	mancarem
Imperative
Affirmative		manca	manque	manquemos	mancai	manquem
Negative (não)		não manques	não manque	não manquemos	não manqueis	não manquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• mancada

Related terms

• manco
• semancol

Further reading

• “mancar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mancar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From manco + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈkaɾ/ [mãŋˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: man‧car

Verb

mancar (first-person singular present manco, first-person singular preterite manqué, past participle mancado)

1. to injure; maim

   Synonyms: herir, lastimar

2. (intransitive) to lack, to be lacking

   Synonyms: carecer, faltar

3. (intransitive) to miss, to be missing

   Synonym: marrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mancar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			mancar
gerund			mancando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mancado		mancada
		plural		mancados		mancadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	manco	mancastú mancásvos	manca	mancamos	mancáis	mancan
	imperfect	mancaba	mancabas	mancaba	mancábamos	mancabais	mancaban
	preterite	manqué	mancaste	mancó	mancamos	mancasteis	mancaron
	future	mancaré	mancarás	mancará	mancaremos	mancaréis	mancarán
	conditional	mancaría	mancarías	mancaría	mancaríamos	mancaríais	mancarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	manque	manquestú manquésvos2	manque	manquemos	manquéis	manquen
	imperfect (ra)	mancara	mancaras	mancara	mancáramos	mancarais	mancaran
	imperfect (se)	mancase	mancases	mancase	mancásemos	mancaseis	mancasen
	future1	mancare	mancares	mancare	mancáremos	mancareis	mancaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		mancatú mancávos	manque	manquemos	mancad	manquen
	negative		no manques	no manque	no manquemos	no manquéis	no manquen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of mancar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive mancar	dative	mancarme	mancarte	mancarle, mancarse	mancarnos	mancaros	mancarles, mancarse
	accusative	mancarme	mancarte	mancarlo, mancarla, mancarse	mancarnos	mancaros	mancarlos, mancarlas, mancarse
with gerund mancando	dative	mancándome	mancándote	mancándole, mancándose	mancándonos	mancándoos	mancándoles, mancándose
	accusative	mancándome	mancándote	mancándolo, mancándola, mancándose	mancándonos	mancándoos	mancándolos, mancándolas, mancándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative manca	dative	máncame	máncate	máncale	máncanos	not used	máncales
	accusative	máncame	máncate	máncalo, máncala	máncanos	not used	máncalos, máncalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative mancá	dative	mancame	mancate	mancale	mancanos	not used	mancales
	accusative	mancame	mancate	mancalo, mancala	mancanos	not used	mancalos, mancalas
with formal second-person singular imperative manque	dative	mánqueme	not used	mánquele, mánquese	mánquenos	not used	mánqueles
	accusative	mánqueme	not used	mánquelo, mánquela, mánquese	mánquenos	not used	mánquelos, mánquelas
with first-person plural imperative manquemos	dative	not used	manquémoste	manquémosle	manquémonos	manquémoos	manquémosles
	accusative	not used	manquémoste	manquémoslo, manquémosla	manquémonos	manquémoos	manquémoslos, manquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative mancad	dative	mancadme	not used	mancadle	mancadnos	mancaos	mancadles
	accusative	mancadme	not used	mancadlo, mancadla	mancadnos	mancaos	mancadlos, mancadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative manquen	dative	mánquenme	not used	mánquenle	mánquennos	not used	mánquenles, mánquense
	accusative	mánquenme	not used	mánquenlo, mánquenla	mánquennos	not used	mánquenlos, mánquenlas, mánquense

Further reading

• “mancar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “mancar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “mancar”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA

Venetan

Verb

mancar

1. (transitive, but normally impersonal) to lack; to be lacking or missing

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of mancar (first conjugation)

infinitive	mancar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		mancando
past participle		mancà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	manco	(te) manchi	(el/ła) manca	manchémo, mancòn	manché	(i/łe) manca
imperfect	mancava	(te) mancavi	(el/ła) mancava	mancàvimo	mancavi	(i/łe) mancava
future	mancarò	(te) mancarè	(el/ła) mancarà	mancarémo	mancarè	(i/łe) mancarà
conditional	mancarìa	(te) mancarisi	(el/ła) mancarìa	mancarìsimo	mancarisi	(i/łe) mancarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	manche, manca	(te) manchi	(el/ła) manche, (el/ła) manca	manchémo, mancone	manché	(i/łe) manche, (i/łe) manca
imperfect	mancase	(te) mancasi	(el/ła) mancase	mancàsimo	mancasi	(i/łe) mancase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) manca	(el/ła) manca, (el/ła) manche	manchémo	manché	(i/łe) manca, (i/łe) manche