hacer falta

Spanish

Verb

hacer falta (first-person singular present hago falta, first-person singular preterite hice falta, past participle hecho falta)

  1. (idiomatic) to be necessary, have need of
    Hola señora, ¿le hace falta algo?
    Hello ma'am, do you need something?
    No hace falta que me lo digas.
    You don't need to tell it to me.
    Olvidé poner azafrán en la lista de la compra, así que si bien se lo mencioné a él ayer, hace falta recordarlo que lo necesito para el arroz.
    I forgot to put saffron on the shopping list, so even though I mentioned it to him yesterday, he needs to be reminded that I need it for the rice.

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