si no fueramos what does it mean

Question

todo lo que podriamos haber sido tú y yo si no fuéramos tú y yo this is the title of a book written by albert espinosa could you please tell me what it means

Answer 1

There's probably an idiomatic meaning to this but technically says

All that could have been you and I if we weren't you and I.

Fuéramos is the imperfect subjunctive form of the verb ser and is used instead of the indicative because you are describing a situation that doesn't exist.

This combination is quite common the conditional plus an if clause when the if clause is unreal or unlikely then it is followed by the past subjunctive.

Answer 2

In English syntax it is more likely to be:

All that you and I could have been if we were not you and I.

Tot el que podríem haver estat tu i jo si no fóssim tu i jo

And your quote is ...? (I know that it's not Spanish/French/Itallian) - samdie, Jul 10, 2011

Esperanto? - Jubilado, Jul 10, 2011