extraño a mi novia
/eɡstɾaɲo a mi nobja/from spelling rules
To say "I miss my girlfriend" in Spanish, you say extraño a mi novia.
This phrase is used to express that someone feels sadness because they are not with their girlfriend.
Which one should you use?
If you are speaking directly to your girlfriend to tell her you miss her, you would say te extraño instead of extraño a mi novia. Additionally, in Spain, it is more common to use the phrase echo de menos a mi novia instead of extrañar.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb extrañar is conjugated in the first person singular present tense (extraño) to mean "I miss". The a in this phrase is the personal a, which is required in Spanish when the direct object is a specific person.
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Examples in context
- La extraño un montón.I miss her a mountain
- Extraño a mi novia mucho.I miss my girlfriend a lot.
- La verdad es que extraño a mi novia.The truth is that I miss my girlfriend.
- Extraño a mi novia porque está lejos.I miss my girlfriend because she is far away.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, extraño, mi, novia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
