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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