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No. 5,079 in Spanish

extraño

Strange; odd; foreign; unfamiliar.

In a sentence

  • Él es un individuo muy extraño.

    He is a very strange individual.

    In this sentence, 'extraño' is used as an adjective meaning 'strange' or 'unusual', modifying the noun 'individuo'.

  • Extraño mucho a mi familia cuando estoy lejos.

    I miss my family a lot when I am away.

    Here, 'extraño' is the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb 'extrañar', meaning 'to miss' or 'to long for'.

  • Hace tanto tiempo que no hablo con él que ahora es un extraño para mí.

    It has been so long since I spoke with him that now he is a stranger to me.

    In this case, 'extraño' functions as a noun meaning 'stranger' or 'unknown person'.

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