asimilara

Asimilara is a conjugated form of the Spanish verb asimilar, which means to assimilate, absorb, or integrate. It is not a standalone lexical item but a grammatical form used in the imperfect subjunctive mood. The -ra variant of the Spanish imperfect subjunctive yields forms such as asimilara, asimilaras, asimilara, asimiláramos, asimilaraís, asimilaran, depending on the subject. In some dialects the -se variant asimilase is used instead.

Asimilara appears in subordinate clauses expressing doubt, wish, possibility, or hypothetical conditions, as in si clause constructions or after verbs of necessity or desire. Examples include: “Si él asimilara mejor las ideas, podría convencer al equipo” and “No estaba seguro de que él asimilara la información.” For present-time contexts, the corresponding present subjunctive is asimile, not asimilara; the imperfect subjunctive is used when referring to past hypotheticals or past unreality.

Etymology: the form derives from asimilar, which itself comes from Latin assimilāre, from assimilatus, meaning to make similar or absorb.

See also: asimilar, asimilación, asimilado.