carecerverb
Carecer means to lack or be without in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as carece, carecen and carecía.
- to lack, be without
Carecen de sentido común.
They lack common sense.
Tomás carece de disciplina.
Tomás lacks discipline.
Tomás carece de experiencia.
Tomás lacks experience.
Tatoeba carece de desarrolladores.
Tatoeba lacks developers.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| carece | he, she, it | Present |
| carecen | they | Present |
| carecía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| carecían | they | Imperfect |
| carezcan | they | Present subjunctive |
| carezca | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| carecemos | we | Present |
| careciendo | Gerund | |
| careció | he, she, it | Preterite |
| carecería | he, she, it | Conditional |
| carezco | I | Present |