barajar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish barajar (“to quarrel”), from Late Latin baraliare (“dispute, quarrel”), probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Cognate with Portuguese baralhar and Catalan barallar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾaˈxaɾ/ [ba.ɾaˈxaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧ra‧jar

Verb

barajar (first-person singular present barajo, first-person singular preterite barajé, past participle barajado)

1. (transitive) to shuffle (to put in random order)

   Synonym: barajear

2. to consider, to weigh up
   • 2022 July 14, José Naranjo, “La subida de precios dispara las protestas en África”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Partidos políticos, grupos de la sociedad civil y organizaciones de transporte han pedido urgentemente al Gobierno medidas para aliviar esta presión, mientras comienza a barajarse la idea de una huelga nacional.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (archaic) to quarrel

   Synonyms: reñir, altercar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of barajar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			barajar
gerund			barajando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		barajado		barajada
		plural		barajados		barajadas
		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	barajo	barajastú barajásvos	baraja	barajamos	barajáis	barajan
	imperfect	barajaba	barajabas	barajaba	barajábamos	barajabais	barajaban
	preterite	barajé	barajaste	barajó	barajamos	barajasteis	barajaron
	future	barajaré	barajarás	barajará	barajaremos	barajaréis	barajarán
	conditional	barajaría	barajarías	barajaría	barajaríamos	barajaríais	barajarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	baraje	barajestú barajésvos2	baraje	barajemos	barajéis	barajen
	imperfect (ra)	barajara	barajaras	barajara	barajáramos	barajarais	barajaran
	imperfect (se)	barajase	barajases	barajase	barajásemos	barajaseis	barajasen
	future1	barajare	barajares	barajare	barajáremos	barajareis	barajaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		barajatú barajávos	baraje	barajemos	barajad	barajen
	negative		no barajes	no baraje	no barajemos	no barajéis	no barajen

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

    Selected combined forms of barajar

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 barajar
	dative	barajarme	barajarte	barajarle, barajarse	barajarnos	barajaros	barajarles, barajarse
	accusative	barajarme	barajarte	barajarlo, barajarla, barajarse	barajarnos	barajaros	barajarlos, barajarlas, barajarse
with gerund barajando
	dative	barajándome	barajándote	barajándole, barajándose	barajándonos	barajándoos	barajándoles, barajándose
	accusative	barajándome	barajándote	barajándolo, barajándola, barajándose	barajándonos	barajándoos	barajándolos, barajándolas, barajándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative baraja
	dative	barájame	barájate	barájale	barájanos	not used	barájales
	accusative	barájame	barájate	barájalo, barájala	barájanos	not used	barájalos, barájalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative barajá
	dative	barajame	barajate	barajale	barajanos	not used	barajales
	accusative	barajame	barajate	barajalo, barajala	barajanos	not used	barajalos, barajalas
with formal second-person singular imperative baraje
	dative	barájeme	not used	barájele, barájese	barájenos	not used	barájeles
	accusative	barájeme	not used	barájelo, barájela, barájese	barájenos	not used	barájelos, barájelas
with first-person plural imperative barajemos
	dative	not used	barajémoste	barajémosle	barajémonos	barajémoos	barajémosles
	accusative	not used	barajémoste	barajémoslo, barajémosla	barajémonos	barajémoos	barajémoslos, barajémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative barajad
	dative	barajadme	not used	barajadle	barajadnos	barajaos	barajadles
	accusative	barajadme	not used	barajadlo, barajadla	barajadnos	barajaos	barajadlos, barajadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative barajen
	dative	barájenme	not used	barájenle	barájennos	not used	barájenles, barájense
	accusative	barájenme	not used	barájenlo, barájenla	barájennos	not used	barájenlos, barájenlas, barájense

Derived terms

• baraja
• barajadura
• barajar la costa
• paciencia y barajar

 

Further reading

• “barajar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014