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 are correct and interchangeable in standard Spanish, with regional preferences influencing choice. The form is not used in the indicative or present subjunctive; it appears only in contexts that require the imperfect subjunctive mood.

Usage examples:

- Si confiáramos en el proyecto, avanzaríamos más rápido. (If we trusted in the project, we would move forward more quickly.)

- 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 standard endings -ar: -a, -as, -a, -áramos, -aran (with -ásemos as an alternative for the nosotros form in many dialects). The imperfect subjunctive is commonly used in hypothetical clauses with si, in reported or indirect speech, and in subordinate clauses following verbs of wishing, hoping, doubting, or emotionally charged expressions in the past.

Etymology traces confiár to the Latin confidāre, meaning to trust. Confiáramos thus occupies a niche role in Spanish verb morphology, enabling nuanced past-tense subjunctive expressions of trust and related notions.