sortearverb
Sortear means to draw lots, to raffle, to avoid or to negotiate, get past (obstacles) in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as sorteando, sorteamos and sortea.
- to draw lots
- to raffle
- to avoid
- to negotiate, get past (obstacles)
Sorteamos un viaje a Bali y dos neveras.
We're raffling off a trip to Bali and two refrigerators.
No sé cómo sortear legalmente esas normativas.
I don't know how to legally get around those regulations.
Una canasta de huevos de pascua se sorteará este domingo.
A basket of Easter eggs will be raffled off this Sunday.
Gabriel fue sorteando todos los obstáculos sin aparente dificultad.
Gabriel was overcoming all obstacles without apparent difficulty.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| sorteando | Gerund | |
| sorteamos | we | Present or preterite |
| sortea | he, she, it | Present |
| sorteará | he, she, it | Future |
| sortean | they | Present |
| sorteó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| sortearon | they | Preterite |
| sortearán | they | Future |
| sortearemos | we | Future |
| sorteaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| sorteaban | they | Imperfect |