ojear
Spanish
Etymology
ojo + -ear
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oxeˈaɾ/ [o.xeˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: o‧je‧ar
- Homophone: hojear
Verb
ojear (first-person singular present ojeo, first-person singular preterite ojeé, past participle ojeado)
- to glance
- Synonym: echar un vistazo
- to ogle
- to put the evil eye (on somebody), to curse by looking with malicious intent
Conjugation
Conjugation of ojear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | ojear | ||||||
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gerund | ojeando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | ojeado | ojeada | |||||
plural | ojeados | ojeadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | ojeo | ojeastú ojeásvos | ojea | ojeamos | ojeáis | ojean | |
imperfect | ojeaba | ojeabas | ojeaba | ojeábamos | ojeabais | ojeaban | |
preterite | ojeé | ojeaste | ojeó | ojeamos | ojeasteis | ojearon | |
future | ojearé | ojearás | ojeará | ojearemos | ojearéis | ojearán | |
conditional | ojearía | ojearías | ojearía | ojearíamos | ojearíais | ojearían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | ojee | ojeestú ojeésvos2 | ojee | ojeemos | ojeéis | ojeen | |
imperfect (ra) | ojeara | ojearas | ojeara | ojeáramos | ojearais | ojearan | |
imperfect (se) | ojease | ojeases | ojease | ojeásemos | ojeaseis | ojeasen | |
future1 | ojeare | ojeares | ojeare | ojeáremos | ojeareis | ojearen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | ojeatú ojeávos | ojee | ojeemos | ojead | ojeen | ||
negative | no ojees | no ojee | no ojeemos | no ojeéis | no ojeen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of ojear
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive ojear | |||||||
dative | ojearme | ojearte | ojearle, ojearse | ojearnos | ojearos | ojearles, ojearse | |
accusative | ojearme | ojearte | ojearlo, ojearla, ojearse | ojearnos | ojearos | ojearlos, ojearlas, ojearse | |
with gerund ojeando | |||||||
dative | ojeándome | ojeándote | ojeándole, ojeándose | ojeándonos | ojeándoos | ojeándoles, ojeándose | |
accusative | ojeándome | ojeándote | ojeándolo, ojeándola, ojeándose | ojeándonos | ojeándoos | ojeándolos, ojeándolas, ojeándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ojea | |||||||
dative | ojéame | ojéate | ojéale | ojéanos | not used | ojéales | |
accusative | ojéame | ojéate | ojéalo, ojéala | ojéanos | not used | ojéalos, ojéalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ojeá | |||||||
dative | ojeame | ojeate | ojeale | ojeanos | not used | ojeales | |
accusative | ojeame | ojeate | ojealo, ojeala | ojeanos | not used | ojealos, ojealas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative ojee | |||||||
dative | ojéeme | not used | ojéele, ojéese | ojéenos | not used | ojéeles | |
accusative | ojéeme | not used | ojéelo, ojéela, ojéese | ojéenos | not used | ojéelos, ojéelas | |
with first-person plural imperative ojeemos | |||||||
dative | not used | ojeémoste | ojeémosle | ojeémonos | ojeémoos | ojeémosles | |
accusative | not used | ojeémoste | ojeémoslo, ojeémosla | ojeémonos | ojeémoos | ojeémoslos, ojeémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative ojead | |||||||
dative | ojeadme | not used | ojeadle | ojeadnos | ojeaos | ojeadles | |
accusative | ojeadme | not used | ojeadlo, ojeadla | ojeadnos | ojeaos | ojeadlos, ojeadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative ojeen | |||||||
dative | ojéenme | not used | ojéenle | ojéennos | not used | ojéenles, ojéense | |
accusative | ojéenme | not used | ojéenlo, ojéenla | ojéennos | not used | ojéenlos, ojéenlas, ojéense |
Related terms
- mal de ojo
- ojo
- ojeada
Further reading
- “ojear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014