bojear

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan vogir (“to spin”), from Vulgar Latin *volgere, from Latin volvere (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boxeˈaɾ/ [bo.xeˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: bo‧je‧ar

Verb

bojear (first-person singular present bojeo, first-person singular preterite bojeé, past participle bojeado)

(transitive) to measure the perimeter of an island
Synonym: bojar
(transitive) to circumnavigate an island
(intransitive) to have a perimeter

Conjugation

Conjugation of bojear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			bojear
gerund			bojeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bojeado		bojeada
		plural		bojeados		bojeadas
		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	bojeo	bojeas^{^tú} bojeás^{^vos}	bojea	bojeamos	bojeáis	bojean
	imperfect	bojeaba	bojeabas	bojeaba	bojeábamos	bojeabais	bojeaban
	preterite	bojeé	bojeaste	bojeó	bojeamos	bojeasteis	bojearon
	future	bojearé	bojearás	bojeará	bojearemos	bojearéis	bojearán
	conditional	bojearía	bojearías	bojearía	bojearíamos	bojearíais	bojearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bojee	bojees^{^tú} bojeés^{^vos²}	bojee	bojeemos	bojeéis	bojeen
	imperfect (ra)	bojeara	bojearas	bojeara	bojeáramos	bojearais	bojearan
	imperfect (se)	bojease	bojeases	bojease	bojeásemos	bojeaseis	bojeasen
	future¹	bojeare	bojeares	bojeare	bojeáremos	bojeareis	bojearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		bojea^{^tú} bojeá^{^vos}	bojee	bojeemos	bojead	bojeen
	negative		no bojees	no bojee	no bojeemos	no bojeéis	no bojeen

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

Selected combined forms of bojear

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 bojear	dative	bojearme	bojearte	bojearle, bojearse	bojearnos	bojearos	bojearles, bojearse
with infinitive bojear	accusative	bojearme	bojearte	bojearlo, bojearla, bojearse	bojearnos	bojearos	bojearlos, bojearlas, bojearse

with gerund bojeando	dative	bojeándome	bojeándote	bojeándole, bojeándose	bojeándonos	bojeándoos	bojeándoles, bojeándose
with gerund bojeando	accusative	bojeándome	bojeándote	bojeándolo, bojeándola, bojeándose	bojeándonos	bojeándoos	bojeándolos, bojeándolas, bojeándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative bojea	dative	bojéame	bojéate	bojéale	bojéanos	not used	bojéales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative bojea	accusative	bojéame	bojéate	bojéalo, bojéala	bojéanos	not used	bojéalos, bojéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative bojeá	dative	bojeame	bojeate	bojeale	bojeanos	not used	bojeales
with informal second-person singular vos imperative bojeá	accusative	bojeame	bojeate	bojealo, bojeala	bojeanos	not used	bojealos, bojealas

with formal second-person singular imperative bojee	dative	bojéeme	not used	bojéele, bojéese	bojéenos	not used	bojéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative bojee	accusative	bojéeme	not used	bojéelo, bojéela, bojéese	bojéenos	not used	bojéelos, bojéelas

with first-person plural imperative bojeemos	dative	not used	bojeémoste	bojeémosle	bojeémonos	bojeémoos	bojeémosles
with first-person plural imperative bojeemos	accusative	not used	bojeémoste	bojeémoslo, bojeémosla	bojeémonos	bojeémoos	bojeémoslos, bojeémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative bojead	dative	bojeadme	not used	bojeadle	bojeadnos	bojeaos	bojeadles
with informal second-person plural imperative bojead	accusative	bojeadme	not used	bojeadlo, bojeadla	bojeadnos	bojeaos	bojeadlos, bojeadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative bojeen	dative	bojéenme	not used	bojéenle	bojéennos	not used	bojéenles, bojéense
with formal second-person plural imperative bojeen	accusative	bojéenme	not used	bojéenlo, bojéenla	bojéennos	not used	bojéenlos, bojéenlas, bojéense

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