querrías

Querrías is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb querer in the conditional mood. It is used to express hypothetical desires or to make polite or tentative requests. For example: ¿Qué querrías hacer si tuvieras más tiempo? ¿Qué querrías comer?

Formation and use: Querer is an irregular verb, and in the conditional it adopts a stem change to querr-. The ending -ías marks the second person singular in the conditional, giving querrías. This form contrasts with querría (I would want) and querrían (they would want). It is also distinct from quisieras, which is the imperfect subjunctive form of querer and is used in different grammatical constructions.

Common contexts: Querrías appears in questions about preferences in hypothetical situations, such as "¿Qué querrías beber?" It can also appear in statements describing what someone would want in a given scenario.

Related forms and comparatives: Other conditional forms of querer include querría, querrías, querríamos, querríais, querrían. The present subjunctive form quisiera or quieras, and the imperfect subjunctive form quisieras, express related but grammatically distinct ideas. Distinguishing between querrías and these forms is important for conveying modality and time.

Etymology: Querer comes from the Latin quaerere (to seek, to desire). The conditional forms, including querrías, developed from a future-like stem querr- combined with the standard conditional endings, resulting in the modern querr- stem across all persons.