bajaste

Bajaste is the second-person singular preterite (simple past) form of the Spanish verb bajar. It denotes that you completed the action of going down, descending, lowering, or, in modern usage, downloading something, in a past context. It is used in everyday speech across Spanish-speaking regions to report a past action by the familiar you (tú).

In common usage, bajaste can refer to physical descent as in going down stairs or lowering a window, as well as to downloading a file or data. Examples include: “Ayer bajaste las escaleras sin problema,” meaning you went down the stairs yesterday, and “¿Ya bajaste el archivo?” meaning have you downloaded the file yet. The form also appears with reflexive use of the verb bajarse, as in “te bajaste del coche” (you got off the car) or “te bajaste la persiana” (you lowered the blinds).

Grammar and forms: Bajar is a regular -ar verb, so its preterite forms follow the standard pattern. The second-person singular preterite form is bajaste. Related forms include bajé (yo), bajas (tú present), baja (usted/él/ella present), bajamos, bajasteis, bajaron. The verb can also be used in the reflexive form bajarse (to get down, to download oneself in some contexts), producing forms like te bajaste.

Origin and usage notes: Bajaste derives from the Spanish verb bajar, whose meaning centers on lowering, descending, or downloading. The term is common in both Spain and Latin America, and its interpretation depends on context—physical movement versus digital action being the most frequent distinction.

See also: bajar, bajarse, conjugation of baj ar.