tomara

took, were to take

t o ˈm a ɾ a → tomar
tom take + ara Imperfect subjunctive
verb · imperfect subjunctive Uncommon #20,936
took, were to take Imperfect subjunctive form, often used in hypothetical situations (e.g., with "si" = "if").
SP: Si tomara el autobús, llegaría más temprano.
EN: If I took the bus, I would arrive earlier.
Conjugation of tomar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tomaba —
Second tomabas —
Third tomaba —
tomara

Pareció ofendida de que no la tomara en serio.

She seemed offended that I didn't take her seriously.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Pudieron habérselo llevado tan pronto como les tomara declaración.

They could have taken him away as soon as he took their statements.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Al día siguiente, le pidió a tu hermana que tomara esas fotos.

The next day, he asked your sister to take those photos.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Le aconsejó que se tomara el remedio.

He advised her to take the medicine.

Como si tomara recuerdos de un viaje que tiene fecha de regreso.

As if taking souvenirs from a trip that has a return date.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Ella le decía a él que se diera prisa o se lo tomara con calma.

She would tell him to hurry up or take it easy.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

La necesita, tomara su nuevo puesto mañana.

He needs her, he'll take his new position tomorrow.

Dije que se sentara y se tomara un vaso de agua.

I told her to sit down and have a glass of water.

Todo iría mejor si todo el mundo se lo tomara en serio.

Everything would be better if everyone took it seriously.

— La ola (2008)

Tomara algo de tiempo para acostumbrarme a vivir aquí.

It would take me some time to get used to living here.

Estaría mejor si solo tomara una siesta.

It would be better if I just took a nap.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Me obligaron a que tomara la medicina.

They forced me to take the medicine.

Me pidieron que tomara una foto del acta… si existía.

They asked me to take a picture of the document… if it existed.

— Anora (2024)

No debí dejar al profesor Wang que tomara tanto pan.

I shouldn't have let Professor Wang have so much bread.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Esperaba que la hubieran expulsado o tomara drogas duras.

I expected her to have been expelled or to be taking hard drugs.

— Juno (2007)

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