Translations and uses of this Spanish preposition. Click on the "Listen" link next to each Spanish sentence to listen to it. Ah! And don't forget we have a new poll!

Pronunciation: bajo (click to listen)
Origins: ‘bajo’ comes from the Latin term ‘bassus’.
English equivalents: under, underneath, beneath, below

Uses:
(According to la Real Academia de la Lengua Española)

1. We can use either 'bajo' or 'debajo de', as both terms have the same meaning:

• 'El perro está bajo la mesa' (Listen) = 'El perro está debajo de la mesa. (Listen)
  (The dog is under the table.)

2. To express dependence or subordination:

• Estoy bajo juramento. (Listen) (I am under oath.)
• Este pintor vivió bajo el reinado de Carlos I. (Listen)
  (This painter lived under the reign of Carlos I [Charles the First].)

3. ‘Bajo’ is also used to express hidden facts or actions:

• Bajo su mirada infantil hay una mente asesina. (Listen)
  (Under his childish mind, there is a murderous mind).

4. In a gradation, referring to a value lower than the one taken as reference:

• Hace frío... ¡Dos grados bajo cero!. (Listen)
  (It is cold... Two degrees below zero!)

5. Giving an opinion.

• Bajo mi punto de vista, eso no es verdad. (Listen)
  (From [Under] my point of view, that is not true.)

6. Meaning 'de acuerdo con' ('according to'):

• Ese hombre vivía bajo los Mandamientos de la Ley de Dios. (Listen)
  (That men lived under the Ten Commandments.)

These are the main uses for this Spanish preposition. This section will be updated soon so... be tuned!!

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