Portuguese edit

Verb edit

fazer falta (first-person singular present faço falta, first-person singular preterite fiz falta, past participle feito falta)

  1. (idiomatic) to be missed, to be needed
    Eu não quero que você vá. Você vai fazer falta.
    I don't want you to leave. You'll be missed.
    Sua ajuda faz falta.
    Your help is needed. - Implying the person who used to help is not helping anymore

Usage notes edit

This verb implies that the object/person in question was once present but is not anymore.

Conjugation edit