descubriera

discovered, found out

→ descubrir
des undo, remove, or reverse + cubr cover, cover up + iera Singular imperfect subjunctive
verb · singular Rare #55,295
discovered, found out Used in the subjunctive; English often translates it as “would discover” or “would find out” in context.
SP: Esperaba que ella descubriera la llave.
EN: I hoped she would find the key.
Conjugation of descubrir
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second descubras —
descubriera

Tom esperaba que María no descubriera la verdad.

Tom hoped that María would not discover the truth.

Ella le abrió la puerta a la Agustina para que descubriera a la tía muerta.

She opened the door for Agustina so she could discover her dead aunt.

— Volver (2006)

También dejó de moler café para que ella no le descubriera.

He also stopped grinding coffee so she wouldn't find out.

— Un día especial (1977)

Ella siempre se veía preocupada de que yo lo descubriera.

She always seemed worried that I would find out.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)