él tratara

to treat, to try, to deal with, address

→ tratar
trat treat; handle + ara 3rd-person singular imperfect subjunctive
verb · third · imperfect subjunctive Rare #44,844
to treat
SP: Si el médico tratara la infección a tiempo, el paciente mejoraría.
EN: If the doctor treated the infection in time, the patient would improve.
to try Used with de before an infinitive.
SP: Si tratara de explicarlo otra vez, lo entenderías.
EN: If I tried to explain it again, you would understand it.
to deal with, address
SP: Si el libro tratara este tema, sería más interesante.
EN: If the book dealt with this topic, it would be more interesting.
Conjugation of tratar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First trataba —
Third trataba trataban
tratara

Tuve la suerte de que me tratara un doctor bueno.

I was lucky enough to be treated by a good doctor.

Tom podría hacerlo si tratara.

Tom could do it if he tried.

Tuve la suerte de que me tratara un buen médico.

I was lucky enough to be treated by a good doctor.

Yo soy quien convenció a Tom para que tratara de hacer eso.

I’m the one who convinced Tom to try to do that.