Confías

Confías is the second person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb confiar. It translates as “you trust” or “you have confidence in,” and is used when addressing someone informally. For example: “Confías en tus amigos” means “You trust your friends.” The form also appears in questions such as “¿Confías en mí?”

Etymology and related forms: confiar comes from Latin confīdere, formed from con- ‘with’ plus fid- ‘trust, faith,’ in a sense related to confidence or reliance. The word has cognates in other Romance languages, such as Portuguese confiar and Italian confidare or fidare, reflecting a common Latin root for trust and confidence.

Grammar and usage: confiar typically requires a preposition to indicate what is trusted. The common construction is confiar en alguien o en algo (to trust in someone or something). It can also express entrusting something to someone with a different construction: confiar algo a alguien (to entrust something to someone). The verb can take reflexive or non-reflexive forms in other tenses (confío, confias, confía, confiamos, confiáis, confían). The related verb fiar is a near synonym in many contexts, with slight nuances and regional preferences.

Usage notes: confías is frequent in everyday speech when asking for or stating trust. Phrases such as “Si no confías, no podemos continuar” illustrate its role in assessing reliability, whereas questions like “¿Confías en ti mismo?” probe self-confidence.