The verb manquer is often troublesome for English speakers of French because its structure is reversed when it applies to emotions as opposed to events or things.
Learn how to use manquer (de) in French
Manquer [quelque chose] = to miss [something], to fail to attend/catch
To express missing as in failing to attend or catch something (e.g., an event, a train ...), you use:
manquer + [event/means of transport/place...]
In French, you can also use the verb rater in this specific context, though it's a bit more familiar than manquer.
Manquer de [quelque chose] = to lack [something]
To express lacking [something], you use:
manquer de or d' + [thing]
As you're literally saying I lack of [something], you never use partitive articles (du, de l', de la, des) here; i.e., Je manque du sucre.
Il manque [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un/quelque chose] = [Someone/something] is missing (i.e., lacking) [something]
Il me manque deux euros pour pouvoir l'acheter.I need two more euros to be able to buy it. (Literally: I'm missing two euros...)
Il va manquer une chaise pour ton oncle.We/They/You're going to need [lit: lack] a chair for your uncle.
-> Note here that no "person or thing that lacks" is mentioned, making this a general statement, a bit like with il faut.
There is also an impersonal structure to express something missing/lacking to someone or something, which works as follows:
Impersonal il + manquer + [lacked thing] + à + [person or thing that lacks]
Impersonal il + [object pronoun for the "person or thing that lacks"] + manquer + [lacked thing]
You cannot use manquer in any of the above ways to express missing a person (or thing) emotionally.
See Using manquer (à) to say you miss someone or something emotionally in French
See Using manquer (à) to say you miss someone or something emotionally in French
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Examples and resources
J'ai eu une enfance heureuse, je n'ai manqué de rien.I had a happy childhood, I wanted for nothing (lit. I lacked nothing).
Il me manque deux euros pour pouvoir l'acheter.I need two more euros to be able to buy it. (Literally: I'm missing two euros...)
Il va manquer une chaise pour ton oncle.We/They/You're going to need [lit: lack] a chair for your uncle.
Avec ses yeux de lynx, ma prof ne manque rien.With her eagle eyes, my teacher doesn't miss anything.
