Faltar vs Faltar a
I'm doing an activity in my spanish workbook, and the page I'm working on is choosing between two words to complete the sentence. Several of the questions deal with choosing between faltar and faltar a. I understand what faltar means (to be lacking to miss, etc.) but what exactly is the difference between that and faltar a? Is there a difference? I couldn't find anything in the dictionary or forum on it. Thanks!
P.S. If you need context, the sentences are: Ahora tengo que irme porque (faltan a/faltan) quince minutos para la una. Si (falto al/falto el) examen, ¡me muero!
2 Answers
Ahora tengo que irme porque falta quince minutos para la una. Si falto al examen ¡ Me muero ! It's correct
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Faltar = Ambiguous, not specified, base word
Faltar a la clase, faltar al trabajo, faltar a la graduacion, etc.
In this example "faltan quince minutos" means fifteen minutes are lacking (for it to be one). "Falto el examen" means more like I miss the test.
The way I understand it, faltar a means to fail/miss something in particular, while faltar just means to be lacking something.
