ojear

Spanish

Etymology

From ojo (“eye”) +‎ -ear (verb-forming suffix). Compare hojear (< hoja "page").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oxeˈaɾ/ [o.xeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: o‧je‧ar
• Homophone: hojear

Verb

ojear (first-person singular present ojeo, first-person singular preterite ojeé, past participle ojeado)

1. to glance

   Synonym: echar un vistazo

2. to ogle
3. to put the evil eye (on somebody), to curse by looking with malicious intent

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ojear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			ojear
gerund			ojeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ojeado		ojeada
		plural		ojeados		ojeadas
		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	ojeo	ojeastú ojeásvos	ojea	ojeamos	ojeáis	ojean
	imperfect	ojeaba	ojeabas	ojeaba	ojeábamos	ojeabais	ojeaban
	preterite	ojeé	ojeaste	ojeó	ojeamos	ojeasteis	ojearon
	future	ojearé	ojearás	ojeará	ojearemos	ojearéis	ojearán
	conditional	ojearía	ojearías	ojearía	ojearíamos	ojearíais	ojearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ojee	ojeestú ojeésvos2	ojee	ojeemos	ojeéis	ojeen
	imperfect (ra)	ojeara	ojearas	ojeara	ojeáramos	ojearais	ojearan
	imperfect (se)	ojease	ojeases	ojease	ojeásemos	ojeaseis	ojeasen
	future1	ojeare	ojeares	ojeare	ojeáremos	ojeareis	ojearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		ojeatú ojeávos	ojee	ojeemos	ojead	ojeen
	negative		no ojees	no ojee	no ojeemos	no ojeéis	no ojeen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of ojear

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 ojear	dative	ojearme	ojearte	ojearle, ojearse	ojearnos	ojearos	ojearles, ojearse
	accusative	ojearme	ojearte	ojearlo, ojearla, ojearse	ojearnos	ojearos	ojearlos, ojearlas, ojearse
with gerund ojeando	dative	ojeándome	ojeándote	ojeándole, ojeándose	ojeándonos	ojeándoos	ojeándoles, ojeándose
	accusative	ojeándome	ojeándote	ojeándolo, ojeándola, ojeándose	ojeándonos	ojeándoos	ojeándolos, ojeándolas, ojeándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative ojea	dative	ojéame	ojéate	ojéale	ojéanos	not used	ojéales
	accusative	ojéame	ojéate	ojéalo, ojéala	ojéanos	not used	ojéalos, ojéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative ojeá	dative	ojeame	ojeate	ojeale	ojeanos	not used	ojeales
	accusative	ojeame	ojeate	ojealo, ojeala	ojeanos	not used	ojealos, ojealas
with formal second-person singular imperative ojee	dative	ojéeme	not used	ojéele, ojéese	ojéenos	not used	ojéeles
	accusative	ojéeme	not used	ojéelo, ojéela, ojéese	ojéenos	not used	ojéelos, ojéelas
with first-person plural imperative ojeemos	dative	not used	ojeémoste	ojeémosle	ojeémonos	ojeémoos	ojeémosles
	accusative	not used	ojeémoste	ojeémoslo, ojeémosla	ojeémonos	ojeémoos	ojeémoslos, ojeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ojead	dative	ojeadme	not used	ojeadle	ojeadnos	ojeaos	ojeadles
	accusative	ojeadme	not used	ojeadlo, ojeadla	ojeadnos	ojeaos	ojeadlos, ojeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ojeen	dative	ojéenme	not used	ojéenle	ojéennos	not used	ojéenles, ojéense
	accusative	ojéenme	not used	ojéenlo, ojéenla	ojéennos	not used	ojéenlos, ojéenlas, ojéense

Derived terms

• ojeada
• ojeador

Further reading

• “ojear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025