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importaría

/im-por-tah-REE-ah/

would matter

A small, simple stick figure standing alone in a vast, empty field, holding a single, disproportionately large and brightly glowing golden star, symbolizing importance.

This illustration highlights the hypothetical importance of an action or object—something that 'would matter.'

importaría(Verb)

A2regular ar

would matter

?

Hypothetical importance

,

would mind

?

Used in polite questions: 'Would you mind?'

Also:

would be important

?

Hypothetical statement

📝 In Action

¿Te importaría cerrar la puerta, por favor?

A2

Would you mind closing the door, please?

Si fuera gratis, no me importaría ir.

B1

If it were free, I wouldn't mind going.

Dijo que no le importaría esperar hasta mañana.

B1

He said that it wouldn't matter to him to wait until tomorrow.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • preocuparía (would worry)
  • interesaría (would interest)

Common Collocations

  • ¿Le importaría...? – Would you mind...?
  • No me importaría – I wouldn't mind

💡 Grammar Points

Polite Requests

Using 'importaría' in a question (e.g., ¿Te importaría?) is one of the most polite ways to ask someone to do something. It softens the request significantly.

Conditional Tense for Hypotheses

The '-ía' ending means the action is conditional or hypothetical: 'It would happen if...' (e.g., 'No importaría si lloviera' - It wouldn't matter if it rained).

❌ Common Pitfalls

Using the Present Tense for Politeness

Mistake: "¿Te importa cerrar la puerta?"

Correction: ¿Te importaría cerrar la puerta? The conditional ('importaría') is much more polite than the present tense ('importa').

⭐ Usage Tips

Mind the Subject

Remember that 'importar' works like 'gustar.' The thing that matters is the subject of the verb, and the person who cares is the indirect object (me, te, le, nos, les).

A large red cargo ship arriving at a sunny blue dock, with a crane actively lifting rectangular wooden crates off the ship and onto the land, illustrating the importing of goods.

The action of bringing goods from one place to another, such as products or data, is what it means to 'would import.'

importaría(Verb)

B2regular ar

would import

?

Goods, products, or data

Also:

would bring in

?

From a foreign source

📝 In Action

Si cambiaran la ley, la empresa importaría más coches eléctricos.

B2

If the law changed, the company would import more electric cars.

Yo importaría esos datos a la nueva base de clientes.

C1

I would import that data into the new client database.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • traería (would bring)
  • introduciría (would introduce/bring in)

Antonyms

  • exportaría (would export)

Common Collocations

  • Importaría productos – Would import products
  • Importaría datos – Would import data

💡 Grammar Points

Hypothetical Business

In this context, 'importaría' is often used to describe planned actions that depend on future conditions (e.g., 'We would import X if Y happened').

⭐ Usage Tips

Context is Key

If the sentence involves goods, trade, or digital files, 'importaría' means 'would bring in from abroad.' If it involves feelings or opinions, it means 'would matter.'

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

él/ella/ustedimporta
yoimporto
túimportas
ellos/ellas/ustedesimportan
nosotrosimportamos
vosotrosimportáis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedimportaba
yoimportaba
túimportabas
ellos/ellas/ustedesimportaban
nosotrosimportábamos
vosotrosimportabais

preterite

él/ella/ustedimportó
yoimporté
túimportaste
ellos/ellas/ustedesimportaron
nosotrosimportamos
vosotrosimportasteis

subjunctive

present

él/ella/ustedimporte
yoimporte
túimportes
ellos/ellas/ustedesimporten
nosotrosimportemos
vosotrosimportéis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedimportara/importase
yoimportara/importase
túimportaras/importases
ellos/ellas/ustedesimportaran/importasen
nosotrosimportáramos/importásemos
vosotrosimportarais/importaseis
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✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: importaría

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence uses 'importaría' to make a polite request?

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Word Family

importar(to matter / to import) - verb
la importancia(importance) - noun
importante(important) - adjective

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is 'importaría' used instead of 'importa' when asking a polite question?

Using the conditional tense ('importaría') softens the question significantly. It makes the request hypothetical ('Would it matter to you, in theory?') rather than a direct, sometimes demanding, question in the present tense ('Does it matter?'). This is a key way Spanish expresses politeness.

How do I know if 'importaría' means 'would matter' or 'would import'?

Look at the object of the verb. If the sentence talks about products, goods, or data, it means 'would import.' If the sentence uses a pronoun (me, te, le, nos) and refers to feelings or consequences, it means 'would matter' or 'would mind.'