importó
“importó” means “mattered” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:
mattered
Also: minder
📝 In Action
A él no le importó el resultado del partido.
A2The result of the game didn't matter to him.
Tu opinión me importó mucho en aquel momento.
B1Your opinion mattered a lot to me at that time.
imported
Also: amounted to
📝 In Action
La empresa importó café de Colombia.
B1The company imported coffee from Colombia.
La cuenta de la cena importó cincuenta euros.
B2The dinner bill amounted to fifty euros.
🔄 Conjugations
subjunctive
imperfect
present
indicative
preterite
imperfect
present
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Quick Quiz: importó
Question 1 of 2
Which sentence means 'The bill amounted to 20 dollars'?
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📚 Etymology▼
From the Latin 'importare,' which means 'to bring in' or 'to carry in.' Over time, it developed two meanings: bringing goods into a place and 'carrying weight' or being significant.
First recorded: 13th century
Cognates (Related words)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is 'importó' always about the past?
Yes! The accent on the last 'o' signals the 'preterite' tense, which we use for completed actions in the past.
Can 'importó' mean 'he mattered'?
It usually refers to an object or a situation that mattered (it mattered). If you want to say 'he was important to me,' you would say 'Él me importó'.