ni que fuera

it's not as if

→ ni

phrase Rare #40,351

it's not as if Often used ironically or dismissively, followed by a situation the speaker considers unlikely or unimportant. The verb may also appear as “fuese” or “sea.”

SP: Ni que fuera tan difícil.

EN: It's not as if it were that difficult.

Ni que fuera el primero.

Not that I was the first.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Que ni que fuera una extraña.

It’s not like I was a stranger.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Ni que fuera la primera vez.

As if it were the first time.

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Ay, ni que fuera boda.

Oh, it’s not like it’s a wedding.

— Familia (2023)

¡Órale, ni que fuera tu hermana!

Come on, it's not like she were your sister!

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Ni que fuera la única.

As if she were the only one.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)