abalanzar

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abalanˈθaɾ/ [a.β̞a.lãn̟ˈθaɾ] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /abalanˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞a.lãnˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
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)

(transitive) to propel
(transitive, dated) to balance, compensate
(reflexive) [with sobre ‘something’] to pounce on, swoop down on

Conjugation

Conjugation of abalanzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			abalanzar
gerund			abalanzando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abalanzado		abalanzada
		plural		abalanzados		abalanzadas
		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	abalanzas^{^tú} abalanzás^{^vos}	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	abalances^{^tú} abalancés^{^vos²}	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		abalanza^{^tú} abalanzá^{^vos}	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
with infinitive abalanzar	accusative	abalanzarme	abalanzarte	abalanzarlo, abalanzarla, abalanzarse	abalanzarnos	abalanzaros	abalanzarlos, abalanzarlas, abalanzarse

with gerund abalanzando	dative	abalanzándome	abalanzándote	abalanzándole, abalanzándose	abalanzándonos	abalanzándoos	abalanzándoles, abalanzándose
with gerund abalanzando	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
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abalanza	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
with formal second-person singular imperative abalance	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
with first-person plural imperative abalancemos	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
with informal second-person plural imperative abalanzad	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
with formal second-person plural imperative abalancen	accusative	abaláncenme	not used	abaláncenlo, abaláncenla	abaláncennos	not used	abaláncenlos, abaláncenlas, abaláncense

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