No. 11,886 in Spanish
hubieran
"Hubieran" is the third-person plural form of the past subjunctive of "haber," meaning "they/you (plural) would have."
In a sentence
Si ellos hubieran llegado a tiempo, podrían haber visto la película.
If they had arrived on time, they could have seen the movie.
This usage of 'hubieran' is part of a past conditional tense, used to discuss hypothetical situations in the past.
Si hubieran estudiado más, habrían aprobado el examen.
If they had studied more, they would have passed the exam.
In this sentence, 'hubieran' expresses a condition that did not happen but is imagined for the sake of comparison or discussion.
Ojalá hubieran ido contigo al viaje.
I wish they had gone with you on the trip.
Here, 'hubieran' is used in an expression of a past wish or regret about an unrealized event.
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