"I am going to miss them."

Question

I am concluding my letter to my friend in Puerto Rico, how do I say "I am going to miss them."?

Answer 1

Voy a extrañar a ellos.

This is how that has been explained to me: R A E 5.1

Si el complemento tónico es también un pronombre personal, la coaparición del pronombre átono es obligatoria, tanto si el complemento es directo como indirecto:

Me castigaron a mí;

A ti te dieron el premio

(no *Castigaron a mí; A ti dieron el premio).

That is saying that if the «a xxxx» is a pronoun, then you must also have the i.o.p. or d.o.p.

Therefore, it should be:

Voy a extrañarlos a ellos.

Or you can omit the a ellos

Answer 2

Voy a extrañarlos. You say extrañarlos because you are talking about they---them If you are talking about he, you say extrañarlo She---extrañarla You---extrañarte We---extrañarnos

Can you elaborate on "extrañarlos"? Only because I didn't see that in the dictionary...Thanks! - tessywyatt, May 3, 2011

Answer 3

Voy a extrañar

Incomplete. This is saying "I'm going to miss". - NickDan, May 3, 2011

Answer 4

I would say:

Voy a extrañar a ellos.

Or

Les extrañaré.

Okay, don´t listen to mine. Good try, Sihara! - Chavag, May 3, 2011