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mangeln.

for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmaŋəln/
  1. for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)

    impersonal · weak
    Ihm mangelt es an Mut zum Kampf.
  2. to lack, to be needed [with dative ‘to/for someone/something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)

    intransitive · weak
    Der Herr ist mein Hirte, mir wird nichts mangeln.
Where this word comes from

From Old High German mangolōn, from Latin mancō.

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