ojear

Spanish

Etymology

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)

		singular			plural
infinitive			ojear
gerund			ojeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ojeado		ojeada
		plural		ojeados		ojeadas
		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	ojeas^{^tú} ojeás^{^vos}	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	ojees^{^tú} ojeés^{^vos²}	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		ojea^{^tú} ojeá^{^vos}	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