Plural subject?

Elaine M.C1Kwiziq community member

Plural subject?

In the example sentence, “ Tengo que ir al supermercado. Me falta fruta y carne.”, should the verb be faltan, since the subject of the sentence is fruta y carne?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Spanish verb "faltar": different meanings"

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Elaine

You could use the plural "Me faltan fruta y carne" or you could use the singular as we did in the lesson "Me falta fruta y [me falta] carne", as if we were omitting the verb in this second part.

Saludos

Inma

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Elaine M. asked:

Plural subject?

In the example sentence, “ Tengo que ir al supermercado. Me falta fruta y carne.”, should the verb be faltan, since the subject of the sentence is fruta y carne?

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