extrapolaras

Extrapolaras is the second-person singular imperfect subjunctive form of the Spanish verb extrapolar, which means to extrapolate or to extend a conclusion beyond the available data. As a grammatical form, extrapolaras signals a hypothetical or non-real action in a past-referenced context when it occurs in subordinate clauses that require the imperfect subjunctive mood. The form is built from the infinitive extrapolar by adding the endings of the -ar imperfect subjunctive, here -aras for the tú form. An alternative variant in some dialects is extrapolarases, a -se form serving the same mood.

In usage, extrapolaras appears in sentences that express doubt, wish, possibility, or condition in past-referencing contexts. Examples include: “Si extrapolaras estos datos, podrías prever la tendencia” and “Era posible que extrapolaras tus conclusiones a otros casos.” The imperfect subjunctive is commonly used after verbs and phrases that convey doubt, desire, or necessity, or after certain conjunctions in past-tense contexts. In everyday speech, some speakers may substitute other tenses or the present subjunctive in modern usage, depending on regional variation.

Extrapolaras is one member of a family of related forms in the same mood and tense, such as extrapolara (él/ella) in the -ra series, or extrapolarases in the -se series. The corresponding future tense form extrapolarás expresses a different time frame and meaning. For further reading, see extrapolar, Spanish verbs, and the imperfect subjunctive mood.