Quieras

Quieras is the second-person singular present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb querer, meaning to want. It is used in subordinate clauses to express wishes, desires, doubts, possibilities, or actions that are not asserted as reality, and it appears in several common constructions and idioms. The present subjunctive forms of querer are: yo quiera, tú quieras, él/ella/usted quiera, nosotros queramos, vosotros queráis, ellos/ustedes quieran. Accordingly, “quieras” corresponds to “you want” in contexts that are hypothetical, desired, or dependent on another action.

In usage, quiero highlight that the subjunctive is often triggered by verbs or expressions of desire, doubt, or necessity, and by conjunctions that introduce non-realized events. Typical phrases include cuando quieras (when you want), siempre que quieras (provided you want), and aunque quieras (even if you want). A common idiom is quieras o no (whether you want to or not). In many dialects, querer in the subjunctive also appears after expressions of hope or polite requests, as in Espero que quieras ayudar. In each case, the subject is tú, and the clause that follows may describe a future or non-definite situation.

Quieras contrasts with the indicative present tú quieres (you want) and with other person forms of the subjunctive (quiera, queramos, queráis, quieran), which are used for different subjects. Etymologically, it derives from the verb querer, itself from Latin quaerere, reflecting a long history of expressing desire and intention in Romance languages.