canjear

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian cangiare (“exchange”), from Old French cangier, from Latin cambiō, from Gaulish cambion (“change”). Doublet of cambiar, directly inharreted from Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kanxeˈaɾ/ [kãŋ.xeˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: can‧je‧ar

Verb

canjear (first-person singular present canjeo, first-person singular preterite canjeé, past participle canjeado)

(transitive) to exchange
(transitive) to redeem, cash

Conjugation

Conjugation of canjear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			canjear
gerund			canjeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		canjeado		canjeada
		plural		canjeados		canjeadas
		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	canjeo	canjeas^{^tú} canjeás^{^vos}	canjea	canjeamos	canjeáis	canjean
	imperfect	canjeaba	canjeabas	canjeaba	canjeábamos	canjeabais	canjeaban
	preterite	canjeé	canjeaste	canjeó	canjeamos	canjeasteis	canjearon
	future	canjearé	canjearás	canjeará	canjearemos	canjearéis	canjearán
	conditional	canjearía	canjearías	canjearía	canjearíamos	canjearíais	canjearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	canjee	canjees^{^tú} canjeés^{^vos²}	canjee	canjeemos	canjeéis	canjeen
	imperfect (ra)	canjeara	canjearas	canjeara	canjeáramos	canjearais	canjearan
	imperfect (se)	canjease	canjeases	canjease	canjeásemos	canjeaseis	canjeasen
	future¹	canjeare	canjeares	canjeare	canjeáremos	canjeareis	canjearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		canjea^{^tú} canjeá^{^vos}	canjee	canjeemos	canjead	canjeen
	negative		no canjees	no canjee	no canjeemos	no canjeéis	no canjeen

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

Selected combined forms of canjear

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 canjear
	dative	canjearme	canjearte	canjearle, canjearse	canjearnos	canjearos	canjearles, canjearse
	accusative	canjearme	canjearte	canjearlo, canjearla, canjearse	canjearnos	canjearos	canjearlos, canjearlas, canjearse

with gerund canjeando
	dative	canjeándome	canjeándote	canjeándole, canjeándose	canjeándonos	canjeándoos	canjeándoles, canjeándose
	accusative	canjeándome	canjeándote	canjeándolo, canjeándola, canjeándose	canjeándonos	canjeándoos	canjeándolos, canjeándolas, canjeándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative canjea
	dative	canjéame	canjéate	canjéale	canjéanos	not used	canjéales
	accusative	canjéame	canjéate	canjéalo, canjéala	canjéanos	not used	canjéalos, canjéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative canjeá
	dative	canjeame	canjeate	canjeale	canjeanos	not used	canjeales
	accusative	canjeame	canjeate	canjealo, canjeala	canjeanos	not used	canjealos, canjealas

with formal second-person singular imperative canjee
	dative	canjéeme	not used	canjéele, canjéese	canjéenos	not used	canjéeles
	accusative	canjéeme	not used	canjéelo, canjéela, canjéese	canjéenos	not used	canjéelos, canjéelas

with first-person plural imperative canjeemos
	dative	not used	canjeémoste	canjeémosle	canjeémonos	canjeémoos	canjeémosles
	accusative	not used	canjeémoste	canjeémoslo, canjeémosla	canjeémonos	canjeémoos	canjeémoslos, canjeémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative canjead
	dative	canjeadme	not used	canjeadle	canjeadnos	canjeaos	canjeadles
	accusative	canjeadme	not used	canjeadlo, canjeadla	canjeadnos	canjeaos	canjeadlos, canjeadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative canjeen
	dative	canjéenme	not used	canjéenle	canjéennos	not used	canjéenles, canjéense
	accusative	canjéenme	not used	canjéenlo, canjéenla	canjéennos	not used	canjéenlos, canjéenlas, canjéense