Importas

Importas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb importar. It is used with the pronoun tú to indicate that the person addressed performs the action of importing or bringing goods into a country or market. The verb importar has two main senses in Spanish: to import goods (importar mercancías) and, in its other forms, to matter or be important (though the latter sense is expressed with forms like importa or importa, not importas).

Etymology and forms: Importar comes from Latin importare, composed of in- (into) and portare (to carry). In the present tense, the full conjugation is: yo importo, tú importas, él/ella/usted importa, nosotros/importamos, vosotros importáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes importan. The form importas is specifically the tú form used in informal address in most Spanish-speaking regions.

Usage notes: Importas appears in declarative sentences that address someone directly. It commonly appears in business, logistics, and trade contexts, for example: “Tú importas productos electrónicos desde China” or “¿Tú importas café para la tienda?” It is not used with the sense “to matter” in this particular form; that sense is conveyed with other forms of the same verb (for example, “me importa”).

Related terms: Important derivatives include la importación (the act of importing), el importador/importadora (importer), and the verb raíz importar. See también the broader entry for importar for a discussion of all meanings and full conjugations.

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