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llamara

called, would call, was called, would be called

ʝ a ˈm a ɾ a → llamar
llam to call, to phone + ara Imperfect subjunctive (I/he/she/you formal)
verb · singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #19,934
called, would call The English translation depends on context.
SP: Le pidió que llamara a su madre.
EN: He asked her to call her mother.
was called, would be called Used with llamarse to say what someone or something is named.
SP: Quería que su hija se llamara Ana.
EN: She wanted her daughter to be called Ana.
called, would call Can be used before a noun or adjective to say what someone called another person.
SP: No quería que lo llamara mentiroso.
EN: He didn't want her to call him a liar.
Conjugation of llamar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First llamaba llamábamos
Second llamabas —
Third llamaba llamaban
llamara

Ella esperó a que la llamara.

She waited for him to call her.

Bastó que Teófanes te llamara con un dedo, para que aceptaras enseguida.

It was enough for Theophanes to call you with a finger for you to accept immediately.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Le dije que llamara a la policía.

I told him to call the police.

— La decisión de partir (2022)

Dijiste que no te llamara si era mi clase.

You said not to call you if it was my class.

¿No le dijiste que llamara tan pronto él llegara a Wagah?

Didn't you tell him to call as soon as he got to Wagah?

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

¿Quién esperabas que llamara?

Who were you expecting to call?

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Siento que te llamara un mentiroso.

I’m sorry I called you a liar.

Si John me llamara, dile que volveré a las siete.

If John calls me, tell him I'll be back at seven.

De ser así, es raro que no llamara a la embajada o la policía.

If that were the case, it’s strange that he didn’t call the embassy or the police.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

En mi hotel me dijeron que te llamara.

At my hotel they told me to call you.

Pero yo le pedí a Janusz que no lo llamara.

But I asked Janusz not to call him.

— Cónclave (2024)

Le dije a Tom que no conocía a nadie que se llamara María.

I told Tom that I didn't know anyone named María.

Me decía que lo llamara Cagot.

He told me to call him Cagot.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

Dijo que lo llamara al empezar la fiesta.

He said to call him when the party started.

Tom le pidió a María que lo llamara después de la cena.

Tom asked Maria to call him after dinner.

¿Te gustaría que llamara a un taxi?

Would you like me to call a taxi?

Si tuviera una hija, me gustaría que se llamara Adele.

If I had a daughter, I would like her to be named Adele.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Eres el último que esperaba que llamara a la caballería.

You're the last person I expected me to call in the cavalry.

— El engaño (2026)

Ella le pidió que le llamara más tarde.

She asked him to call her later.

Como si la cabina me llamara.

As if the booth were calling me.

— Amélie (2001)

Sounds similar to

llamada ʝ a ˈm a d a llamaba ʝ a ˈm a b a llamala ʝ a ˈm a l a