confiáramos
Confiáramos is the imperfect subjunctive form of the Spanish verb confiar, used with the subject nosotros. It expresses a hypothetical, uncertain, or non-real action in the past, or is used in subordinate clauses after verbs, conjunctions, or expressions that require the subjunctive mood. The form can convey conditions, wishes, doubts, or statements reported in a past-tense context.
The imperfect subjunctive has two accepted variants in many dialects for nosotros: confiáramos and confiásemos. Both
- Si confiáramos en el proyecto, avanzaríamos más rápido. (If we trusted in the project, we would
- Quería que confiáramos en la gente. (I wanted us to trust in people.)
Confiáramos belongs to a broader set of imperfect-subjunctive forms formed from the stem confiár- plus the
Etymology traces confiár to the Latin confidāre, meaning to trust. Confiáramos thus occupies a niche role in