ojear

Spanish

Etymology

From ojo (“eye”) +‎ -ear (verb-forming suffix).

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)

  1. to glance
    Synonym: echar un vistazo
  2. to ogle
  3. to put the evil eye (on somebody), to curse by looking with malicious intent

Conjugation
    Conjugation of ojear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ojear
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
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

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