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contara

told, would tell, counted, would count

k o n ˈt a ɾ a → contar
cont to count + ara Imperfect subjunctive (I/he/she/you formal)
verb · singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #19,420
told, would tell This is a past subjunctive form; its English translation depends on the sentence.
SP: Le pedí que me contara la historia.
EN: I asked him to tell me the story.
counted, would count This is a past subjunctive form; its English translation depends on the sentence.
SP: Quería que contara hasta diez.
EN: I wanted him to count to ten.
Conjugation of contar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First contaba —
Second contaras —
Third contaba —
contara

Tom quería que Mary le contara sobre su infancia.

Tom wanted Mary to tell him about her childhood.

¿Y por qué ha esperado a que yo se lo contara?

And why did he wait for me to tell him?

— Contratiempo (2017)

¿Qué quería usted, que les contara sobre su baño?

What did you want me to tell them about your bathroom?

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Tom hizo que María le contara todo.

Tom made Maria tell him everything.

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

Ziri wanted Rima to tell everyone.

Aunque se lo contara, nunca me habría creído.

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

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Sí, nos encantaría que nos contara un chiste.

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

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Le pedí que te lo contara todo.

I asked him to tell you everything.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Quizá Sugimura les contara de nosotros.

Perhaps Sugimura told them about us.

— Juego sangriento [バトル・ロワイアル] (2000)

Ziri quería que Rima se lo contara a todos.

Ziri wanted Rima to tell everyone.

La persiguieron para que no se lo contara a nadie.

They chased her to prevent her from telling anyone.

— Río Místico (2003)

Le pedí que me contara lo que recordaba.

I asked her to tell me what she remembered.

— Un buen ladrón (2025)

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

Thomas begged Mary not to tell her parents.

Tom quería que Mary le contara acerca de su infancia.

Tom wanted Mary to tell him about her childhood.

Si se lo contara a cualquier otro de Comala, dirían que estoy loco.

If I told anyone else in Comala, they’d say I was crazy.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Pero no conseguí que me contara nada.

But I couldn’t get him to tell me anything.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Me dijo que no contara mentiras.

He told me not to tell lies.

Sabía el final antes de que me lo contara.

I knew the ending before he told me.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Me pidió que no se lo contara nunca, pero me da igual.

He asked me never to tell anyone, but I don't care.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

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 Supremo (2025)

Sounds similar to

cantara k a n ˈt a ɾ a