Existiera (en. Exist)

/eksis'tjeɾa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates the action of having existence.

If I existed, I could change the world.

Si yo existiera, podría cambiar el mundo.

Expresses a possibility or hypothesis in the past.

If there were a solution, everyone would be happy.

Si existiera una solución, todos estarían felices.

Used in contexts of unfulfilled wishes.

I wish there were peace in the world.

Ojalá existiera paz en el mundo.

From Latin 'existere', which means 'to come to light, to emerge.'

if something existed

expresses a wish about the existence of an object or situation.

si existiera algo

I wish there were

indicates a longing or desire that has not been fulfilled.

ojalá existiera

existo

I exist, present tense of 'to exist.'

existo

existente

something or someone that has existence.

existente

To be alive in a figurative sense.

If I existed at the party, I would be the life of the gathering.

Si existiera en la fiesta, sería el alma de la reunión.

To appear in specific situations.

Even if you don't believe I existed, I always find a way to show up.

Aunque no creas que existiera, siempre encuentro la manera de aparecer.