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contara

counted, told

k o n ˈt a ɾ a → contar
cont count; tell + ara Imperfect subjunctive
verb · singular · imperfect subjunctive Uncommon #20,931
counted Imperfect subjunctive of “contar” (past subjunctive), often used after “si”, “aunque”, etc.
SP: Si contara el dinero, sabría cuánto hay.
EN: If I counted the money, I would know how much there is.
told Imperfect subjunctive of “contar” (past subjunctive). Here, “contar” means “to tell” (a story, something that happened).
SP: Quería que me contara la verdad.
EN: I wanted him/her to tell me the truth.
Conjugation of contar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First contaba —
Second contaras —
Third contaba —
contara

Le pedí que te lo contara todo.

I asked him to tell you everything.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Sabía el final antes de que me lo contara.

I knew the ending before he told me.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Ziri quería que Rima se lo contara a todo el mundo.

Ziri wanted Rima to tell everyone.

Tom hizo que María le contara todo.

Tom made Maria tell him everything.

Le pedí que me contara lo que recordaba.

I asked her to tell me what she remembered.

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

Tom quería que Mary le contara sobre su infancia.

Tom wanted Mary to tell him about her childhood.

Sí, nos encantaría que nos contara un chiste.

Yes, we'd love for you to tell us a joke.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

La persiguieron para que no se lo contara a nadie.

They chased her to prevent her from telling anyone.

— Mystic River (2003)

Tomás le rogó a María para que no le contara a sus padres.

Thomas begged Mary not to tell her parents.

Aunque se lo contara, nunca me habría creído.

Even if I told him, he would never have believed me.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Ziri quería que Rima se lo contara a todas.

Ziri wanted Rima to tell everyone.

De lo contrario, es como si el éxito ni siquiera contara.

Otherwise, it's as if success doesn't even count.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Tom quería que Mary le contara acerca de su infancia.

Tom wanted Mary to tell him about her childhood.

Ziri quería que Rima se lo contara a todos.

Ziri wanted Rima to tell everyone.

Me dijo que no contara mentiras.

He told me not to tell lies.

Quizá Sugimura les contara de nosotros.

Perhaps Sugimura told them about us.

— Battle Royale (2000)

Sounds similar to

cantara k a n ˈt a ɾ a