ignoreras

Ignoreras is a grammatical form associated with the Spanish verb ignorar, meaning to ignore. It represents the second-person singular imperfect subjunctive, a mood and tense used in hypothetical, doubtful, or past-context clauses. In modern standard Spanish, the common form for this mood and person is ignoraras (the -ara variant). Ignoreras exists as an alternative ending set using the -era pattern, and it appears in some dialects and in older or more formal registers.

The -era variant (ignoreras) is part of the two historically attested imperfect subjunctive patterns in Spanish: the -ara form (ignoraras) and the -era form (ignoreras). Both convey a past or hypothetical sense, but usage frequency favors the -ara form in contemporary speech and writing. Nevertheless, ignoreras is considered acceptable in certain dialects and literary contexts, though it is far less common today.

Usage notes and examples:

- Si tú ignoreras esas señales, quizá te habrías puesto en peligro. (If you had ignored those signals, you might have put yourself in danger.)

- En algunos textos antiguos, se puede encontrar ignoreras en lugar de ignoraras, especialmente en registros formales o regionales.

Etymology and classification:

Ignoreras derives from ignorar plus the imperfect subjunctive suffix -era, with the second-person singular ending. It is categorized as a non-present, past-tense subjunctive form of a regular -ar verb.

See also: ignorar, imperfect subjunctive, Spanish verb conjugation, -ara vs -era forms.