no fuera

wasn't; weren't

→ no

phrase Uncommon #19,481

wasn't; weren't Usually the imperfect subjunctive of ser, used for uncertainty, hypothetical situations, or conditions. The form fuera agrees with the implied subject in meaning, not in its ending.

SP: Si no fuera tan tarde, saldríamos a caminar.

EN: If it weren't so late, we would go for a walk.

Si Ivanka no fuera mi hija, quizás estaría saliendo con ella.

If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, I might be dating her.

Le estabas diciendo a Smudge que no fuera idiota.

You were telling Smudge not to be an idiot.

— Kajaki (2014)

Según el personal, nadie pudo hacerse con ninguna llave que no fuera la suya.

According to the staff, no one was able to get hold of any key other than their own.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Debía ver que no fuera una trampa Yakuza.

I had to make sure it wasn't a Yakuza trap.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Quizá no fuera Jones.

Perhaps it wasn't Jones.

— Indiana Jones y la última cruzada (1989)

Sin embargo, nunca he sido invitado a un hogar inglés que no fuera generoso.

However, I have never been invited into an English home that was not generous.

Siento que para ti no fuera suficiente.

I'm sorry it wasn't enough for you.

— American Gangster (2007)

Si el dinero no fuera un problema, ¿qué profesión te gustaría ejercer?

If money weren’t an issue, what profession would you like to pursue?

Y suerte de que ese hermano no fuera un dentista o algo parecido.

And it's lucky that that brother wasn't a dentist or something like that.

— Avatar (2009)

El soldado continuó como si su herida no fuera nada.

The soldier carried on as if his wound was nothing.

Suba, debería estar contenta de que no fuera él.

Come up; you should be glad it wasn't him.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Si la escuela no fuera obligatoria, dejaría de ir.

If school weren't mandatory, I would stop going.

Nunca dije que no fuera una buena idea.

I never said it wasn't a good idea.

Desearía que no fuera cierto.

I wish it weren't true.

O tal vez no fuera culpa de nadie.

Or maybe it wasn't anyone's fault.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

Quizá no fuera Tom.

Maybe it wasn't Tom.

Si el mundo no fuera como es, yo podría confiar en cualquiera.

If the world weren’t the way it is, I could trust anyone.