What does 'bandearse' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'bandearse' means to get by. It is a irregular verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is bandearse an irregular verb in Spanish?

Yes, bandearse is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.

How do you conjugate bandearse in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of bandearse: yo me bandeo, tú te bandeas, él/ella/usted se bandea, nosotros nos bandeamos, vosotros os bandeáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se bandean.

How do you conjugate bandearse in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of bandearse: yo me bandeé, tú te bandeaste, él/ella/usted se bandeó, nosotros nos bandeamos, vosotros os bandeasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se bandearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of bandearse?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of bandearse: yo me bandeaba, tú te bandeabas, él/ella/usted se bandeaba, nosotros nos bandeábamos, vosotros os bandeabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se bandeaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of bandearse?

The gerundio of bandearse is 'bandearse + gerundio'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy bandearse + gerundio) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Bandearse conjugation

bandearse is an irregular Spanish -OTHER verb meaning get by. In the present tense: yo me bandeo, tú te bandeas, él/ella se bandea, nosotros nos bandeamos, vosotros os bandeáis, ellos se bandean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #2336-OTHERIrregular18 tense tables

At a glance

Infinitive: bandearse
Gerundio: bandearse + gerundio
Meaning: get by
Pattern: Irregular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Bandearse across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	bandearse	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	bandearse + gerundio	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar bandearse + gerundio.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me bandeo	Yo me bandeo con poco dinero este mes.I get by on very little money this month.
tú	te bandeas	Normalmente, tú te bandeas sin ayuda de nadie.You usually get by without anyone's help.
él	se bandea	Hoy, el vecino del quinto se bandea con trabajos sueltos.Today, the neighbor on the fifth floor gets by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos bandeamos	A veces, nosotros nos bandeamos en un piso demasiado chico.At times, we get by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os bandeáis	Ahora, vosotros os bandeáis con lo justo para comer.Right now, you all get by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se bandean	Casi siempre, los chicos del taller se bandean mientras llega algo mejor.Most of the time, the boys at the workshop get by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me he bandeado	Este año, yo me he bandeado con poco dinero este mes.This year, I have got by on very little money this month.
tú	te has bandeado	Últimamente, tú te has bandeado sin ayuda de nadie.Lately, you have got by without anyone's help.
él	se ha bandeado	En estos meses, el vecino del quinto se ha bandeado con trabajos sueltos.In these months, the neighbor on the fifth floor has got by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos hemos bandeado	Hasta ahora, nosotros nos hemos bandeado en un piso demasiado chico.So far, we have got by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os habéis bandeado	En lo que va de curso, vosotros os habéis bandeado con lo justo para comer.This term, you all have got by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se han bandeado	En este tiempo, los chicos del taller se han bandeado mientras llega algo mejor.During this time, the boys at the workshop have got by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me bandeé	Ayer, yo me bandeé con poco dinero este mes.Yesterday, I got by on very little money this month.
tú	te bandeaste	Hace un rato, tú te bandeaste sin ayuda de nadie.A little while ago, you got by without anyone's help.
él	se bandeó	Esta mañana, el vecino del quinto se bandeó con trabajos sueltos.This morning, the neighbor on the fifth floor got by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos bandeamos	Anoche, nosotros nos bandeamos en un piso demasiado chico.Last night, we got by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os bandeasteis	El sábado, vosotros os bandeasteis con lo justo para comer.On Saturday, you all got by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se bandearon	Hace poco, los chicos del taller se bandearon mientras llega algo mejor.Not long ago, the boys at the workshop got by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me bandeaba	Antes, yo me bandeaba con poco dinero este mes.Before, I used to get by on very little money this month.
tú	te bandeabas	Por entonces, tú te bandeabas sin ayuda de nadie.Back then, you used to get by without anyone's help.
él	se bandeaba	En esa época, el vecino del quinto se bandeaba con trabajos sueltos.At that time, the neighbor on the fifth floor used to get by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos bandeábamos	Cuando eso era normal, nosotros nos bandeábamos en un piso demasiado chico.When that was normal, we used to get by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os bandeabais	Hace años, vosotros os bandeabais con lo justo para comer.Years ago, you all used to get by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se bandeaban	En aquellos días, los chicos del taller se bandeaban mientras llega algo mejor.In those days, the boys at the workshop used to get by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me había bandeado	Cuando llegaste, yo ya me había bandeado con poco dinero este mes.When you arrived, I had already got by on very little money this month.
tú	te habías bandeado	Para entonces, tú ya te habías bandeado sin ayuda de nadie.By then, you had already got by without anyone's help.
él	se había bandeado	Al volver, el vecino del quinto ya se había bandeado con trabajos sueltos.When we came back, the neighbor on the fifth floor had already got by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos habíamos bandeado	Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya nos habíamos bandeado en un piso demasiado chico.Before talking it through, we had already got by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os habíais bandeado	Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya os habíais bandeado con lo justo para comer.When you looked again, you all had already got by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se habían bandeado	Para ese momento, los chicos del taller ya se habían bandeado mientras llega algo mejor.By that moment, the boys at the workshop had already got by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me hube bandeado	Apenas yo me hube bandeado con poco dinero este mes, todo cambió.As soon as I had got by on very little money this month, everything changed.
tú	te hubiste bandeado	En cuanto tú te hubiste bandeado sin ayuda de nadie, se notó.The moment you had got by without anyone's help, it showed.
él	se hubo bandeado	No bien el vecino del quinto se hubo bandeado con trabajos sueltos, hubo ruido.As soon as the neighbor on the fifth floor had got by with odd jobs, there was trouble.
nosotros	nos hubimos bandeado	Tan pronto como nosotros nos hubimos bandeado en un piso demasiado chico, seguimos adelante.Once we had got by in an apartment that is too small, we moved on.
vosotros	os hubisteis bandeado	Apenas vosotros os hubisteis bandeado con lo justo para comer, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had got by with barely enough to eat, you checked the result.
ellos	se hubieron bandeado	En cuanto los chicos del taller se hubieron bandeado mientras llega algo mejor, el ambiente cambió.The moment the boys at the workshop had got by while something better comes along, the mood changed.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me bandearé	Mañana, yo me bandearé con poco dinero este mes.Tomorrow, I will get by on very little money this month.
tú	te bandearás	Dentro de poco, tú te bandearás sin ayuda de nadie.Soon, you will get by without anyone's help.
él	se bandeará	Esta tarde, el vecino del quinto se bandeará con trabajos sueltos.This afternoon, the neighbor on the fifth floor will get by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos bandearemos	La semana que viene, nosotros nos bandearemos en un piso demasiado chico.Next week, we will get by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os bandearéis	Pronto, vosotros os bandearéis con lo justo para comer.Before long, you all will get by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se bandearán	Más adelante, los chicos del taller se bandearán mientras llega algo mejor.Later on, the boys at the workshop will get by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me habré bandeado	Para entonces, yo ya me habré bandeado con poco dinero este mes.By then, I will already have got by on very little money this month.
tú	te habrás bandeado	Antes del cierre, tú ya te habrás bandeado sin ayuda de nadie.Before closing time, you will already have got by without anyone's help.
él	se habrá bandeado	Al final del día, el vecino del quinto ya se habrá bandeado con trabajos sueltos.By the end of the day, the neighbor on the fifth floor will already have got by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos habremos bandeado	Para mañana, nosotros ya nos habremos bandeado en un piso demasiado chico.By tomorrow, we will already have got by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os habréis bandeado	Antes de iros, vosotros ya os habréis bandeado con lo justo para comer.Before leaving, you all will already have got by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se habrán bandeado	Para esa hora, los chicos del taller ya se habrán bandeado mientras llega algo mejor.By that hour, the boys at the workshop will already have got by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me bandearía	En un caso así, yo me bandearía con poco dinero este mes.In a case like that, I would get by on very little money this month.
tú	te bandearías	Con un poco más de tiempo, tú te bandearías sin ayuda de nadie.With a little more time, you would get by without anyone's help.
él	se bandearía	En esa situación, el vecino del quinto se bandearía con trabajos sueltos.In that situation, the neighbor on the fifth floor would get by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos bandearíamos	Con ese panorama, nosotros nos bandearíamos en un piso demasiado chico.With that outlook, we would get by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os bandearíais	Llegado el caso, vosotros os bandearíais con lo justo para comer.If it came to that, you all would get by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se bandearían	En un día así, los chicos del taller se bandearían mientras llega algo mejor.On a day like that, the boys at the workshop would get by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me habría bandeado	En otro momento, yo me habría bandeado con poco dinero este mes.At another moment, I would have got by on very little money this month.
tú	te habrías bandeado	Con un poco más de margen, tú te habrías bandeado sin ayuda de nadie.With a little more margin, you would have got by without anyone's help.
él	se habría bandeado	A esas alturas, el vecino del quinto se habría bandeado con trabajos sueltos.By then, the neighbor on the fifth floor would have got by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos habríamos bandeado	Con ese giro, nosotros nos habríamos bandeado en un piso demasiado chico.With that turn, we would have got by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os habríais bandeado	Llegados ahí, vosotros os habríais bandeado con lo justo para comer.At that point, you all would have got by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se habrían bandeado	En ese punto, los chicos del taller se habrían bandeado mientras llega algo mejor.From there, the boys at the workshop would have got by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me bandee	Es mejor que yo me bandee con poco dinero este mes.It is better that I get by on very little money this month.
tú	te bandees	Hace falta que tú te bandees sin ayuda de nadie.It is necessary that you get by without anyone's help.
él	se bandee	Conviene que el vecino del quinto se bandee con trabajos sueltos.It is wise that the neighbor on the fifth floor get by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos bandeemos	Importa que nosotros nos bandeemos en un piso demasiado chico.It matters that we get by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os bandeéis	Puede ser útil que vosotros os bandeéis con lo justo para comer.It may help if you all get by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se bandeen	Es posible que los chicos del taller se bandeen mientras llega algo mejor.It is possible that the boys at the workshop get by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me haya bandeado	Ojalá yo me haya bandeado con poco dinero este mes.Hopefully I have got by on very little money this month.
tú	te hayas bandeado	Puede que tú ya te hayas bandeado sin ayuda de nadie.Maybe you already have got by without anyone's help.
él	se haya bandeado	Tal vez el vecino del quinto se haya bandeado con trabajos sueltos.Perhaps the neighbor on the fifth floor has got by with odd jobs.
nosotros	nos hayamos bandeado	Quizá nosotros ya nos hayamos bandeado en un piso demasiado chico.Maybe we already have got by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	os hayáis bandeado	Es probable que vosotros os hayáis bandeado con lo justo para comer.It is likely that you all have got by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	se hayan bandeado	Puede ser que los chicos del taller ya se hayan bandeado mientras llega algo mejor.It may be that the boys at the workshop already have got by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me bandeara	Si yo me bandeara con poco dinero este mes, se notaría enseguida.If I got by on very little money this month, it would show right away.
tú	te bandearas	Si tú te bandearas sin ayuda de nadie, costaría ocultarlo.If you got by without anyone's help, it would be hard to hide.
él	se bandeara	Si el vecino del quinto se bandeara con trabajos sueltos, daría mucho que hablar.If the neighbor on the fifth floor got by with odd jobs, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	nos bandeáramos	Si nosotros nos bandeáramos en un piso demasiado chico, todo iría por otro lado.If we got by in an apartment that is too small, everything would go another way.
vosotros	os bandearais	Si vosotros os bandearais con lo justo para comer, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all got by with barely enough to eat, the mood would change.
ellos	se bandearan	Si los chicos del taller se bandearan mientras llega algo mejor, la escena sería otra.If the boys at the workshop got by while something better comes along, the whole scene would be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me hubiera bandeado	Si yo me hubiera bandeado con poco dinero este mes, aún se recordaría.If I had got by on very little money this month, it would still be remembered.
tú	te hubieras bandeado	Si tú te hubieras bandeado sin ayuda de nadie, eso habría dejado marca.If you had got by without anyone's help, that would have left a mark.
él	se hubiera bandeado	Si el vecino del quinto se hubiera bandeado con trabajos sueltos, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the neighbor on the fifth floor had got by with odd jobs, people would still be talking about it.
nosotros	nos hubiéramos bandeado	Si nosotros nos hubiéramos bandeado en un piso demasiado chico, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had got by in an apartment that is too small, the day would have gone another way.
vosotros	os hubierais bandeado	Si vosotros os hubierais bandeado con lo justo para comer, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had got by with barely enough to eat, the change would have shown earlier.
ellos	se hubieran bandeado	Si los chicos del taller se hubieran bandeado mientras llega algo mejor, nada habría quedado igual.If the boys at the workshop had got by while something better comes along, nothing would have stayed the same.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me bandeare	Si yo me bandeare con poco dinero este mes, se notará enseguida.If I get by on very little money this month, it will show right away.
tú	te bandeares	Si tú te bandeares sin ayuda de nadie, costará ignorarlo.If you get by without anyone's help, it will be hard to ignore.
él	se bandeare	Si el vecino del quinto se bandeare con trabajos sueltos, dará mucho que hablar.If the neighbor on the fifth floor gets by with odd jobs, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	nos bandeáremos	Si nosotros nos bandeáremos en un piso demasiado chico, todo irá por otro camino.If we get by in an apartment that is too small, everything will go another way.
vosotros	os bandeareis	Si vosotros os bandeareis con lo justo para comer, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all get by with barely enough to eat, the mood will change fast.
ellos	se bandearen	Si los chicos del taller se bandearen mientras llega algo mejor, la escena será distinta.If the boys at the workshop get by while something better comes along, the whole scene will be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	me hubiere bandeado	Cuando yo me hubiere bandeado con poco dinero este mes, ya se notará.When I have got by on very little money this month, it will already show.
tú	te hubieres bandeado	En cuanto tú te hubieres bandeado sin ayuda de nadie, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have got by without anyone's help, it will be hard not to see.
él	se hubiere bandeado	Cuando el vecino del quinto se hubiere bandeado con trabajos sueltos, se verá de inmediato.When the neighbor on the fifth floor has got by with odd jobs, it will show at once.
nosotros	nos hubiéremos bandeado	Si para entonces nosotros nos hubiéremos bandeado en un piso demasiado chico, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have got by in an apartment that is too small, everything will move differently.
vosotros	os hubiereis bandeado	Cuando vosotros os hubiereis bandeado con lo justo para comer, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have got by with barely enough to eat, the mood will sound different.
ellos	se hubieren bandeado	En cuanto los chicos del taller se hubieren bandeado mientras llega algo mejor, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the boys at the workshop have got by while something better comes along, the change will be clear.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	bandéate	bandéate sin ayuda de nadie.Get by without anyone's help.
él	bandéese	Que el vecino del quinto bandéese con trabajos sueltos.Let the neighbor on the fifth floor get by with odd jobs.
nosotros	bandeémonos	bandeémonos en un piso demasiado chico.Get by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	bandeaos	bandeaos con lo justo para comer.Get by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	bandéense	Que los chicos del taller bandéense mientras llega algo mejor.Let the boys at the workshop get by while something better comes along.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no te bandees	No no te bandees sin ayuda de nadie.Do not get by without anyone's help.
él	no se bandee	Que el vecino del quinto no no se bandee con trabajos sueltos.Let the neighbor on the fifth floor not get by with odd jobs.
nosotros	no nos bandeemos	No no nos bandeemos en un piso demasiado chico.Let us not get by in an apartment that is too small.
vosotros	no os bandeéis	No no os bandeéis con lo justo para comer.Do not get by with barely enough to eat.
ellos	no se bandeen	Que los chicos del taller no no se bandeen mientras llega algo mejor.Let the boys at the workshop not get by while something better comes along.

Bandearse conjugation

Bandearse across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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