Meaning and behavior
What does extrañar mean?
Extrañar means to miss (someone or something). VerbyGo classifies it as a regular -AR verb. It is non-reflexive.
to cause to find odd/strange; to find something strange.
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Principal forms
- Infinitive
- extrañar
- Gerund
- extrañando
- Past participle
- extrañado
Regular -AR pattern
How this verb behaves
Extrañar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of extrañar for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Extrañar |
|---|---|
| yo | extraño |
| tú | extrañas |
| él / ella / usted | extraña |
| nosotros / nosotras | extrañamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | extrañáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | extrañan |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of extrañar is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Extrañar |
|---|---|
| yo | extrañé |
| tú | extrañaste |
| él / ella / usted | extrañó |
| nosotros / nosotras | extrañamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | extrañasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | extrañaron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of extrañar, or for background information.
| Subject | Extrañar |
|---|---|
| yo | extrañaba |
| tú | extrañabas |
| él / ella / usted | extrañaba |
| nosotros / nosotras | extrañábamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | extrañabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | extrañaban |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of extrañar for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Extrañar |
|---|---|
| yo | extrañaré |
| tú | extrañarás |
| él / ella / usted | extrañará |
| nosotros / nosotras | extrañaremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | extrañaréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | extrañarán |
Verified context
Examples with extrañar
Extraño mucho a mi madre.
I miss my mother very much.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRTom extraña a su esposa.
Tom misses his wife.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRExtraña mucho a su familia.
He misses his family very much.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Extrañar FAQ
What does extrañar mean?
Extrañar means to miss (someone or something).
Is extrañar regular or irregular?
Extrañar is a regular -AR verb.
What is the gerund of extrañar?
The gerund of extrañar is extrañando.
What is the past participle of extrañar?
The past participle of extrañar is extrañado.
How is extrañar conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is extraño, extrañas, extraña, extrañamos, extrañan.
How is extrañar conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is extrañé, extrañaste, extrañó, extrañamos, extrañaron.
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