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/baˈxaɾ/

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Translation

to go down, to lower, to download

Word origin

From the adjective bajo ('low'), which comes from Latin bassus ('low, short'). The same root gives English bass and base (low).

Origin
Latin
Root
bassus
English cognates
bass, base, abase

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yobajobajébajababajarébajaría
bajasbajastebajabasbajarásbajarías
él/ella/ud.bajabajóbajababajarábajaría
nos.bajamosbajamosbajábamosbajaremosbajaríamos
vos.bajáisbajasteisbajabaisbajaréisbajaríais
ellos/uds.bajanbajaronbajabanbajaránbajarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yobajebajarabajase
bajesbajarasbajases
él/ella/ud.bajebajarabajase
nos.bajemosbajáramosbajásemos
vos.bajéisbajaraisbajaseis
ellos/uds.bajenbajaranbajasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
baja
ud.baje
nosotrosbajemos
vosotrosbajad
uds.bajen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
bajando
Past participle
bajado

Examples

.

We ran down the stairs.

, .

Lower your voice, please.

.

I am going to download the music to my computer.

.

They have to lower the price if they want to sell the house.

.

I got off the bus two stops early by mistake.

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This word is part of lesson 13.