abalanzar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ balanza (“balance”) +‎ -ar, the second element from Medieval Latin bilantia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /abalanˈθaɾ/ [a.β̞a.lãn̟ˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /abalanˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞a.lãnˈsaɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧lan‧zar

Verb

abalanzar (first-person singular present abalanzo, first-person singular preterite abalancé, past participle abalanzado)

  1. (transitive) to propel
  2. (transitive, dated) to balance, compensate
  3. (reflexive) (+ sobre) to pounce on, swoop down on

Conjugation
    Conjugation of abalanzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive abalanzar
gerund abalanzando
past participle masculine feminine
singular abalanzado abalanzada
plural abalanzados abalanzadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present abalanzo abalanzastú
abalanzásvos		 abalanza abalanzamos abalanzáis abalanzan
imperfect abalanzaba abalanzabas abalanzaba abalanzábamos abalanzabais abalanzaban
preterite abalancé abalanzaste abalanzó abalanzamos abalanzasteis abalanzaron
future abalanzaré abalanzarás abalanzará abalanzaremos abalanzaréis abalanzarán
conditional abalanzaría abalanzarías abalanzaría abalanzaríamos abalanzaríais abalanzarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present abalance abalancestú
abalancésvos2		 abalance abalancemos abalancéis abalancen
imperfect
(ra)		 abalanzara abalanzaras abalanzara abalanzáramos abalanzarais abalanzaran
imperfect
(se)		 abalanzase abalanzases abalanzase abalanzásemos abalanzaseis abalanzasen
future1 abalanzare abalanzares abalanzare abalanzáremos abalanzareis abalanzaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative abalanzatú
abalanzávos		 abalance abalancemos abalanzad abalancen
negative no abalances no abalance no abalancemos no abalancéis no abalancen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of abalanzar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive abalanzar
dative abalanzarme abalanzarte abalanzarle, abalanzarse abalanzarnos abalanzaros abalanzarles, abalanzarse
accusative abalanzarme abalanzarte abalanzarlo, abalanzarla, abalanzarse abalanzarnos abalanzaros abalanzarlos, abalanzarlas, abalanzarse
with gerund abalanzando
dative abalanzándome abalanzándote abalanzándole, abalanzándose abalanzándonos abalanzándoos abalanzándoles, abalanzándose
accusative abalanzándome abalanzándote abalanzándolo, abalanzándola, abalanzándose abalanzándonos abalanzándoos abalanzándolos, abalanzándolas, abalanzándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abalanza
dative abalánzame abalánzate abalánzale abalánzanos not used abalánzales
accusative abalánzame abalánzate abalánzalo, abalánzala abalánzanos not used abalánzalos, abalánzalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative abalanzá
dative abalanzame abalanzate abalanzale abalanzanos not used abalanzales
accusative abalanzame abalanzate abalanzalo, abalanzala abalanzanos not used abalanzalos, abalanzalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abalance
dative abalánceme not used abaláncele, abaláncese abaláncenos not used abalánceles
accusative abalánceme not used abaláncelo, abaláncela, abaláncese abaláncenos not used abaláncelos, abaláncelas
with first-person plural imperative abalancemos
dative not used abalancémoste abalancémosle abalancémonos abalancémoos abalancémosles
accusative not used abalancémoste abalancémoslo, abalancémosla abalancémonos abalancémoos abalancémoslos, abalancémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abalanzad
dative abalanzadme not used abalanzadle abalanzadnos abalanzaos abalanzadles
accusative abalanzadme not used abalanzadlo, abalanzadla abalanzadnos abalanzaos abalanzadlos, abalanzadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abalancen
dative abaláncenme not used abaláncenle abaláncennos not used abaláncenles, abaláncense
accusative abaláncenme not used abaláncenlo, abaláncenla abaláncennos not used abaláncenlos, abaláncenlas, abaláncense

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