si no hubiera

if ... hadn't, if there were no

→ si

phrase Common #6,725

if ... hadn't Introduces a hypothetical past condition, often followed by a result in the conditional perfect, such as habría terminado (would have finished). The subject may be understood from context.

SP: Si no hubiera llovido, habríamos ido al parque.

EN: If it hadn't rained, we would have gone to the park.

Si no hubiera huido, lo habría escogido para pelear.

If he hadn't run away, I would have chosen him to fight.

— 28 años después: El templo de los huesos (2026)

Habría llegado antes si no hubiera tenido atasco.

I would have arrived earlier if I hadn't been stuck in traffic.

Menos mal que no lo hiciste, si no hubiera cancelado la mía.

Thank goodness you didn't, otherwise I would have cancelled mine.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Será como si no hubiera existido.

It will be as if it had never existed.

Como si no hubiera más sentido.

As if there were no other meaning.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Si no hubiera estado comiendo mientras conducía, no habría tenido un accidente.

If I hadn’t been eating while driving, I wouldn’t have had an accident.

Si no hubiera perseguido a esa cosa, ella habría sido la comida de un demonio.

If she hadn't chased that thing, she would have been a demon's food.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Si no hubiera desperdiciado el tiempo, ya habría terminado.

If I hadn’t wasted time, I would have finished by now.

Como si no hubiera existido jamás.

As if it had never existed.

— Burning (2018)

Yo no lo habría cogido, si no hubiera presentado una queja.

I wouldn't have taken it if I hadn't filed a complaint.

— बर्फी! (2012)

phrase Rare #39,986

if there were no Used to talk about a hypothetical absence or lack of something.

SP: Si no hubiera tráfico, llegaríamos más rápido.

EN: If there were no traffic, we would arrive faster.

Si no hubiera sol, todos los animales estarían muertos.

If there were no sun, all the animals would be dead.

Si no hubiera emociones, la vida sería aburrida.

If there were no emotions, life would be boring.

— State and Main (2000)

Si no hubiera lenguaje, no habría pensamiento.

If there were no language, there would be no thought.

No tocamos, así que actúan como si no hubiera visitas.

We didn't play, so they act as if there were no visitors.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Si no hubiera sol, no podríamos vivir.

If there were no sun, we could not live.

Si no hubiera nubes, no sabríamos disfrutar del sol.

If there were no clouds, we wouldn't know how to enjoy the sun.