pajarear

Spanish

Etymology

From pájaro +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paxaɾeˈaɾ/ [pa.xa.ɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pa‧ja‧re‧ar

Verb

pajarear (first-person singular present pajareo, first-person singular preterite pajareé, past participle pajareado)

1. (intransitive) to be distracted, be absentminded, have one's head in the clouds, daydream

   Synonym: pajaronear

2. (intransitive) to go birding, to go birdwatching

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pajarear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pajarear
gerund			pajareando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pajareado		pajareada
		plural		pajareados		pajareadas
		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	pajareo	pajareastú pajareásvos	pajarea	pajareamos	pajareáis	pajarean
	imperfect	pajareaba	pajareabas	pajareaba	pajareábamos	pajareabais	pajareaban
	preterite	pajareé	pajareaste	pajareó	pajareamos	pajareasteis	pajarearon
	future	pajarearé	pajarearás	pajareará	pajarearemos	pajarearéis	pajarearán
	conditional	pajarearía	pajarearías	pajarearía	pajarearíamos	pajarearíais	pajarearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pajaree	pajareestú pajareésvos2	pajaree	pajareemos	pajareéis	pajareen
	imperfect (ra)	pajareara	pajarearas	pajareara	pajareáramos	pajarearais	pajarearan
	imperfect (se)	pajarease	pajareases	pajarease	pajareásemos	pajareaseis	pajareasen
	future1	pajareare	pajareares	pajareare	pajareáremos	pajareareis	pajarearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pajareatú pajareávos	pajaree	pajareemos	pajaread	pajareen
	negative		no pajarees	no pajaree	no pajareemos	no pajareéis	no pajareen

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

    Selected combined forms of pajarear

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 pajarear
	dative	pajarearme	pajarearte	pajarearle, pajarearse	pajarearnos	pajarearos	pajarearles, pajarearse
	accusative	pajarearme	pajarearte	pajarearlo, pajarearla, pajarearse	pajarearnos	pajarearos	pajarearlos, pajarearlas, pajarearse
with gerund pajareando
	dative	pajareándome	pajareándote	pajareándole, pajareándose	pajareándonos	pajareándoos	pajareándoles, pajareándose
	accusative	pajareándome	pajareándote	pajareándolo, pajareándola, pajareándose	pajareándonos	pajareándoos	pajareándolos, pajareándolas, pajareándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pajarea
	dative	pajaréame	pajaréate	pajaréale	pajaréanos	not used	pajaréales
	accusative	pajaréame	pajaréate	pajaréalo, pajaréala	pajaréanos	not used	pajaréalos, pajaréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pajareá
	dative	pajareame	pajareate	pajareale	pajareanos	not used	pajareales
	accusative	pajareame	pajareate	pajarealo, pajareala	pajareanos	not used	pajarealos, pajarealas
with formal second-person singular imperative pajaree
	dative	pajaréeme	not used	pajaréele, pajaréese	pajaréenos	not used	pajaréeles
	accusative	pajaréeme	not used	pajaréelo, pajaréela, pajaréese	pajaréenos	not used	pajaréelos, pajaréelas
with first-person plural imperative pajareemos
	dative	not used	pajareémoste	pajareémosle	pajareémonos	pajareémoos	pajareémosles
	accusative	not used	pajareémoste	pajareémoslo, pajareémosla	pajareémonos	pajareémoos	pajareémoslos, pajareémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pajaread
	dative	pajareadme	not used	pajareadle	pajareadnos	pajareaos	pajareadles
	accusative	pajareadme	not used	pajareadlo, pajareadla	pajareadnos	pajareaos	pajareadlos, pajareadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pajareen
	dative	pajaréenme	not used	pajaréenle	pajaréennos	not used	pajaréenles, pajaréense
	accusative	pajaréenme	not used	pajaréenlo, pajaréenla	pajaréennos	not used	pajaréenlos, pajaréenlas, pajaréense

Related terms

• pajarón
• pajaroneo

 

Further reading

• “pajarear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28