él extrañó

surprised, missed

→ extrañar
extrañ to miss + ó 3rd-person singular preterite
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #35,510
surprised With se, it means “was surprised”; in constructions like me extrañó, it means “surprised me.”
SP: Me extrañó su respuesta.
EN: His answer surprised me.
missed
SP: Ella extrañó a su familia durante el viaje.
EN: She missed her family during the trip.
Conjugation of extrañar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First extrañé extrañamos
Second extrañaste —
Third extrañó extrañaron

Lucy extrañó a Ben.

Lucy missed Ben.

— Primate (2026)

Quiero decir, se extrañó un poco correr.

I mean, I kind of missed running.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

Me extrañó que dijeras que estabas enamorado de ella.

I was surprised that you said you were in love with her.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Me extrañó.

He/She missed me.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Me deshice del cuerpo y evidentemente nadie lo extrañó demasiado.

I got rid of the body and obviously nobody missed it too much.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

No, sí, si a él le extrañó, cuando vio tu nombre.

No, yeah, he was surprised when he saw your name.

— Hogar (2020)

Ella, cuando me vio, no se extrañó lo más mínimo.

When she saw me, she wasn’t surprised in the slightest.

— Volver (2006)

Se extrañó que vinieras.

He was surprised that you came.

— Hogar (2020)

Ben extrañó.

Ben was surprised.

— Primate (2026)