| Mes amis vont me manquer. | I am going to miss my friends. |
Comparing French and English Sentence Structure
It can be interesting to look at French sentences and their English translations while comparing the two. Once you have identified corresponding words, you will realize how many similarities there are French and English. You’ll also notice some big differences, and those are worth examining more closely.
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Lesson on the verb “manquer”
| Tu me manques. | You are missed by me. I miss you. |
| Tes amis te manquent. | Your friends are missed by you. You miss your friends. |
| Son frère lui manque. | Her brother is missed by her. His brother is missed by him. She misses her brother. He misses his brother. |
| Notre joli jardin nous manque. | Our pretty garden is missed by us. We miss our pretty garden. |
| Vos enfants vous manquent. | Your children are missed by you. You miss your children. |
| Leur pays leur manque. | Their country is missed by them. They miss their country. |