What does bajar mean in English?

Bajar means "to go down" in English.

How do you conjugate bajar in Spanish?

Bajar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use bajar in a sentence?

Example: "Bajé las escaleras." which means "I went down the stairs." in English.

What are synonyms for bajar?

Spanish synonyms for bajar include: descender. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Bajar

to go down

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

bajar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

bajando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

bajado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bajo I go down	I go down
tú	bajas you go down	you go down
él/ella/usted	baja he/she/you go downs	he/she/you go downs
nosotros	bajamos we go down	we go down
vosotros	bajáis you all go down	you all go down
ellos/ustedes	bajan they/you all go down	they/you all go down

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bajaba I used to go down	I used to go down
tú	bajabas you used to go down	you used to go down
él/ella/usted	bajaba he/she/you used to go down	he/she/you used to go down
nosotros	bajábamos we used to go down	we used to go down
vosotros	bajabais you all used to go down	you all used to go down
ellos/ustedes	bajaban they/you all used to go down	they/you all used to go down

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bajé I go downed	I go downed
tú	bajaste you go downed	you go downed
él/ella/usted	bajó he/she/you go downed	he/she/you go downed
nosotros	bajamos we go downed	we go downed
vosotros	bajasteis you all go downed	you all go downed
ellos/ustedes	bajaron they/you all go downed	they/you all go downed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bajaré I will go down	I will go down
tú	bajarás you will go down	you will go down
él/ella/usted	bajará he/she/you will go down	he/she/you will go down
nosotros	bajaremos we will go down	we will go down
vosotros	bajaréis you all will go down	you all will go down
ellos/ustedes	bajarán they/you all will go down	they/you all will go down

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bajaría I would go down	I would go down
tú	bajarías you would go down	you would go down
él/ella/usted	bajaría he/she/you would go down	he/she/you would go down
nosotros	bajaríamos we would go down	we would go down
vosotros	bajaríais you all would go down	you all would go down
ellos/ustedes	bajarían they/you all would go down	they/you all would go down

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	baje that I go down	that I go down
tú	bajes that you go down	that you go down
él/ella/usted	baje that he/she/you go down	that he/she/you go down
nosotros	bajemos that we go down	that we go down
vosotros	bajéis that you all go down	that you all go down
ellos/ustedes	bajen that they/you all go down	that they/you all go down

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bajara or bajase that I go downed	that I go downed
tú	bajaras or bajases that you go downed	that you go downed
él/ella/usted	bajara or bajase that he/she/you go downed	that he/she/you go downed
nosotros	bajáramos or bajásemos that we go downed	that we go downed
vosotros	bajarais or bajaseis that you all go downed	that you all go downed
ellos/ustedes	bajaran or bajasen that they/you all go downed	that they/you all go downed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he bajado I have go downed	I have go downed
tú	has bajado you have go downed	you have go downed
él/ella/usted	ha bajado he/she/you have go downed	he/she/you have go downed
nosotros	hemos bajado we have go downed	we have go downed
vosotros	habéis bajado you all have go downed	you all have go downed
ellos/ustedes	han bajado they/you all have go downed	they/you all have go downed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había bajado I had go downed	I had go downed
tú	habías bajado you had go downed	you had go downed
él/ella/usted	había bajado he/she/you had go downed	he/she/you had go downed
nosotros	habíamos bajado we had go downed	we had go downed
vosotros	habíais bajado you all had go downed	you all had go downed
ellos/ustedes	habían bajado they/you all had go downed	they/you all had go downed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube bajado I had go downed	I had go downed
tú	hubiste bajado you had go downed	you had go downed
él/ella/usted	hubo bajado he/she/you had go downed	he/she/you had go downed
nosotros	hubimos bajado we had go downed	we had go downed
vosotros	hubisteis bajado you all had go downed	you all had go downed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron bajado they/you all had go downed	they/you all had go downed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré bajado I will have go downed	I will have go downed
tú	habrás bajado you will have go downed	you will have go downed
él/ella/usted	habrá bajado he/she/you will have go downed	he/she/you will have go downed
nosotros	habremos bajado we will have go downed	we will have go downed
vosotros	habréis bajado you all will have go downed	you all will have go downed
ellos/ustedes	habrán bajado they/you all will have go downed	they/you all will have go downed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría bajado I would have go downed	I would have go downed
tú	habrías bajado you would have go downed	you would have go downed
él/ella/usted	habría bajado he/she/you would have go downed	he/she/you would have go downed
nosotros	habríamos bajado we would have go downed	we would have go downed
vosotros	habríais bajado you all would have go downed	you all would have go downed
ellos/ustedes	habrían bajado they/you all would have go downed	they/you all would have go downed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya bajado that I have go downed	that I have go downed
tú	hayas bajado that you have go downed	that you have go downed
él/ella/usted	haya bajado that he/she/you have go downed	that he/she/you have go downed
nosotros	hayamos bajado that we have go downed	that we have go downed
vosotros	hayáis bajado that you all have go downed	that you all have go downed
ellos/ustedes	hayan bajado that they/you all have go downed	that they/you all have go downed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera bajado that I had go downed	that I had go downed
tú	hubieras bajado that you had go downed	that you had go downed
él/ella/usted	hubiera bajado that he/she/you had go downed	that he/she/you had go downed
nosotros	hubiéramos bajado that we had go downed	that we had go downed
vosotros	hubierais bajado that you all had go downed	that you all had go downed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran bajado that they/you all had go downed	that they/you all had go downed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	baja	go down! (you)
usted	baje	go down! (you formal)
nosotros	bajemos	let's go down!
vosotros	bajad	go down! (you all)
ustedes	bajen	go down! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no bajes	don't go down! (you)
usted	no baje	don't go down! (you formal)
nosotros	no bajemos	let's not go down!
vosotros	no bajéis	don't go down! (you all)
ustedes	no bajen	don't go down! (you all)

More About "bajar"

Examples in Context

Bajé las escaleras.

I went down the stairs.

Preterite

Bajo del autobús.

I get off the bus.

Present

Han bajado los precios.

The prices have gone down.

Present Perfect

Bajaré el volumen.

I will turn down the volume.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

descender(to descend)

More formal

Antonyms:

subir(to go up, to climb)

Usage Notes

•Bajar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to go down, to descend, to lower
•Also means to download (files) or to get off (transportation)

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