/ekstɾaˈɲaɾ/

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Translation

to miss, to surprise

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Word origin

From Latin extraneare ('to treat as foreign'), from extraneus ('external, foreign'), from extra ('outside').

Origin
Latin
Root
extraneus
English cognates
strange, extraneous, stranger

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoextrañoextrañéextrañabaextrañaréextrañaría
túextrañasextrañasteextrañabasextrañarásextrañarías
él/ella/ud.extrañaextrañóextrañabaextrañaráextrañaría
nos.extrañamosextrañamosextrañábamosextrañaremosextrañaríamos
vos.extrañáisextrañasteisextrañabaisextrañaréisextrañaríais
ellos/uds.extrañanextrañaronextrañabanextrañaránextrañarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoextrañeextrañaraextrañase
túextrañesextrañarasextrañases
él/ella/ud.extrañeextrañaraextrañase
nos.extrañemosextrañáramosextrañásemos
vos.extrañéisextrañaraisextrañaseis
ellos/uds.extrañenextrañaranextrañasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túextraña
ud.extrañe
nosotrosextrañemos
vosotrosextrañad
uds.extrañen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
extrañando
Past participle
extrañado

Examples

.

I miss you a lot since you left.

.

I miss the food from my country.

.

It surprises me that she has not called yet.

.

It would not surprise me if he arrived late.

.

She was surprised to see the empty house.

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This word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 7: extrañar, patético, raza and 7 more words.