barajar

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish barajar (“to quarrel”), from Late Latin baraliare (“dispute, quarrel”), probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia [Term?]. Cognate with Portuguese baralhar and Catalan barallar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baɾaˈxaɾ/ [ba.ɾaˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ba‧ra‧jar

Verb

barajar (first-person singular present barajo, first-person singular preterite barajé, past participle barajado)

  1. to shuffle
    Synonym: barajear
  2. to consider, to weigh up
    • 2022 July 14, José Naranjo, “La subida de precios dispara las protestas en África”, in El País‎:
      Partidos políticos, grupos de la sociedad civil y organizaciones de transporte han pedido urgentemente al Gobierno medidas para aliviar esta presión, mientras comienza a barajarse la idea de una huelga nacional.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  3. (archaic) to quarrel
    Synonyms: reñir, altercar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of barajar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive barajar
gerund barajando
past participle masculine feminine
singular barajado barajada
plural barajados barajadas
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 barajo barajastú
barajásvos		 baraja barajamos barajáis barajan
imperfect barajaba barajabas barajaba barajábamos barajabais barajaban
preterite barajé barajaste barajó barajamos barajasteis barajaron
future barajaré barajarás barajará barajaremos barajaréis barajarán
conditional barajaría barajarías barajaría barajaríamos barajaríais barajarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present baraje barajestú
barajésvos2		 baraje barajemos barajéis barajen
imperfect
(ra)		 barajara barajaras barajara barajáramos barajarais barajaran
imperfect
(se)		 barajase barajases barajase barajásemos barajaseis barajasen
future1 barajare barajares barajare barajáremos barajareis barajaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative barajatú
barajávos		 baraje barajemos barajad barajen
negative no barajes no baraje no barajemos no barajéis no barajen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of barajar

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 barajar
dative barajarme barajarte barajarle, barajarse barajarnos barajaros barajarles, barajarse
accusative barajarme barajarte barajarlo, barajarla, barajarse barajarnos barajaros barajarlos, barajarlas, barajarse
with gerund barajando
dative barajándome barajándote barajándole, barajándose barajándonos barajándoos barajándoles, barajándose
accusative barajándome barajándote barajándolo, barajándola, barajándose barajándonos barajándoos barajándolos, barajándolas, barajándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative baraja
dative barájame barájate barájale barájanos not used barájales
accusative barájame barájate barájalo, barájala barájanos not used barájalos, barájalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative barajá
dative barajame barajate barajale barajanos not used barajales
accusative barajame barajate barajalo, barajala barajanos not used barajalos, barajalas
with formal second-person singular imperative baraje
dative barájeme not used barájele, barájese barájenos not used barájeles
accusative barájeme not used barájelo, barájela, barájese barájenos not used barájelos, barájelas
with first-person plural imperative barajemos
dative not used barajémoste barajémosle barajémonos barajémoos barajémosles
accusative not used barajémoste barajémoslo, barajémosla barajémonos barajémoos barajémoslos, barajémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative barajad
dative barajadme not used barajadle barajadnos barajaos barajadles
accusative barajadme not used barajadlo, barajadla barajadnos barajaos barajadlos, barajadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative barajen
dative barájenme not used barájenle barájennos not used barájenles, barájense
accusative barájenme not used barájenlo, barájenla barájennos not used barájenlos, barájenlas, barájense

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