yo bajaba

was going down, was descending, was getting off, was lowering

→ bajar
baj to go down, to come down + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #54,890
was going down, was descending
SP: El sendero bajaba hasta el río.
EN: The path went down to the river.
was getting off Used with me, te, se, etc. when getting off a vehicle.
SP: Me bajaba del autobús en la próxima parada.
EN: I was getting off the bus at the next stop.
was lowering
SP: Con esa pregunta, bajaba la guardia.
EN: With that question, he was letting his guard down.
Conjugation of bajar
SingularPlural
Second bajarte —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First bajaba —
Third bajaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First bajaba —
Third bajaba —

Mientras me bajaba del autobús escuché un ruido fuerte.

As I was getting off the bus, I heard a loud noise.

Si creía que así me bajaba la guardia, tanto mejor.

If he thought that would let his guard down, all the better.

De repente sentí algo caliente que me bajaba por la cabeza.

Suddenly, I felt something hot running down my head.

— Sed de Sangre (2009)

Bajaba por el monte con un saco a la espalda hacia una zona de cuevas.

He was walking down the mountain with a sack on his back, heading toward an area with caves.

— El guardián invisible (2017)