_Los sabios en su vanidad suelen olvidarse de Dios._[19]
--BENAVENTE.
=55.= The verb _to miss_ has two translations. Meaning _to feel the
absence of_ it is rendered =echar de menos=; meaning _to note the absence
of_ it is =notar la falta de=. _To be missing_ is translated =faltar=.
_Come! Go at once. Don't let them miss you._
=¡Ea! ¡Vaya pronto! Que no le echen a Vd. de menos.=
--ECHEGARAY.
_When did you miss the things that your servant stole?_
=¿Cuándo ha notado usted la falta de las cosas que le robó su criado?=
_If I were missing, it is possible that the King might suspect._
=Si yo faltara, es posible que el Rey sospechara.=
--NUÑEZ DE ARCE.
_One single boat was missing and that was not to come._
=Faltaba una sola lancha y ésta no había de llegar.=
--PALACIO VALDÉS.
=56.= In English, emphasis is usually expressed by additional stress on
the word to be emphasized. In Spanish this is not so common, emphasis
being more generally expressed by the use of some emphatic word with the
word to be emphasized. Such words are =¡vaya!=, =¡toma!=, =¡mira!=, =sí, sí=.
_Let money talk, I said. And it did talk._
=Hable el dinero, dije. ¡Y toma si habló!=
--MARIANO JOSÉ DE LARRA.
_Nobody knows it, nobody! But I know it._
=Nadie lo sabe, nadie. Pero yo sí lo sé.=--MARTÍNEZ SIERRA.
_What an ovation she received!_
=¡Vaya si ha recibido una ovación!=--LOS QUINTERO.
_Do you remember? Do I remember!_
=¿Se acuerda usted? ¡(Vaya) si me acuerdo!=
--LOS QUINTERO.
_You are good! You are an angel!_
=¡Tú sí que eres buena! ¡Tú sí que eres un ángel!=
--TOMAYO Y BAUS.
Emphasis in a negative sentence may be expressed by repeating the
negative =no= at the end of the sentence or by using the phrase =eso no= at
the end.
_She hasn't stolen anything from me._
=No me ha robado nada, eso no.=--LOS QUINTERO.
_The journey didn't tire me._
=El viaje no me cansó, eso no.=
_I will not let him go, I tell you._
=No le dejaré ir, te digo, que no.=
(_a_) Personal pronouns in the nominative case are usually omitted.
When emphasized, they must be expressed.
_I'll help you if I have time._
=Te ayudaré si tengo el tiempo.=
_I would help you if I had time._
=Yo te ayudaría si tuviera el tiempo.=
In the objective case these pronouns are emphasized by adding the
disjunctive, or prepositional, form of the pronoun to the sentence.
_You may say all you want to to me, but don't insult him._
=A mí puede Vd. decirme cuanto quiera, pero no le ofenda a él.=
--PÉREZ GALDÓS.
(_b_) To assert emphatic belief in a statement the expressions =¡ya lo
creo!=, =¡cómo no!=, =sí, por cierto=, are used. Equivalent expressions in
the negative form are =¡de ningún modó!=, =¡no, por cierto!=
_He's coming at once, isn't he? Yes, indeed_ (_certainly_; _why, of
course_).
=Viene en seguida, ¿no? ¡Ya lo creo!=--ECHEGARAY.
_He's coming with us, isn't he? No, indeed._
=Va a acompañarnos a nosotros, ¿no? No, por cierto.=
=57.= =EXERCISES=
(_a_) 1. _I_ won't do that. 2. _What_ a pretty flower! 3. You _won't_ do
that! 4. That _is_ good. 5. Will he _come_? I should say so! 6. Shall I
give it to _you_? 7. No, give it to _them_. 8. He hasn't missed the
money yet. 9. I miss all the good friends who used to live near me. 10.
I don't know _him_, but I _do_ know his brother. 11. Is that door open?
I don't know, but I _do_ know that I am cold. 12. My, but this lesson is
hard! 13. Do you want it now? Certainly. 14. _There's_ a pretty house!
15. They say they miss us at home. 16. I miss three of my books (_say,
three of my books are missing to me_). 17. Do you want to go with _her_?
I certainly do. 18. I _shall_ miss _you_, but _not_ the others. 19.
There is something missing here and _you_ know what it is. 20. I do
_not_ know.