What does hace falta mean?

Question

When I translate hace falta it tells me "needed" so what would "need" be? For example, esto es lo que hace falta, is this saying this is what I need or this is what is needed?

Answer 1

Hmmm, that one doesn't make a ton of sense literally, but it's actually quite useful. It's more like "a lack of" or "is lacking." (Faltar=to lack)

Ie: "Hace falta ideas nuevas." (great song-"Ideas Nuevas" by Cultura Profética) = "There's a lack of new ideas."

Or another common expression is "Lo único que me faltaba era..." = "Just what I needed was..." (Literally, "The only only thing I was lacking was..." Sarcastically or otherwise.)

"Hace falta de buenos trabajadores acá." = "There's a lack of good workers around here."

Hacen falta ideas nuevas. Hacen falta buenos trabajadores acá. - 00e657d4, Jan 31, 2011

Thank you. - Ashlita, Jan 31, 2011

Answer 2

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me hace falta xxxx=xxxx is missing or lacking to me. (the pronoun is an i.o.p.)

or

hacer falta=extrañar, echar de menos??

Answer 3

Me hace falta= I forgot or I do not have the information or I do not remember

Answer 4

¨Hace falta¨´ is coming up to be "ïs required" or "is needed".

Answer 5

i dont know anyone

Answer 6

i dont know anyone here

Answer 7

It would probably be better to translate "hace falta" as something like "is needed" or "is necessary."

To say what "I needed" you would need to include a pronoun:

Lo que me hace falta ? What is necessary to me/What I need

You might also benefit from looking up the verb "faltar" and paying attention to the way in which it is used (in the manner of "hace falta").