ballen
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Verb
ballen
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
ballen
- (intransitive) to play with a ball
- (transitive) to form into a ball or similar shape; to clasp, clench (into a fist)
- (transitive, vulgar) to fuck
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ballen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ballen | |||
| past singular | balde | |||
| past participle | gebald | |||
| infinitive | ballen | |||
| gerund | ballen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bal | balde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | balt, bal2 | balde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | balt | balde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | balt | balde | ||
| 3rd person singular | balt | balde | ||
| plural | ballen | balden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | balle | balde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ballen | balden | ||
| imperative sing. | bal | |||
| imperative plur.1 | balt | |||
| participles | ballend | gebald | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- samenballen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ballen
- plural of bal
- as plurale tantum: gutts, courage, audacity
Etymology
Either from Old High German or borrowed from Old French bale, or a related term in the Romance family. Probably cognate with English bale, which is itself of similar uncertain etymological derivation.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
ballen (weak, third-person singular present ballt, past tense ballte, past participle geballt, auxiliary haben)
- to agglomerate
- to bale
- (fist) to clench
- (clouds) to gather
Conjugation
| infinitive | ballen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ballend | ||||
| past participle | geballt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich balle | wir ballen | i | ich balle | wir ballen |
| du ballst | ihr ballt | du ballest | ihr ballet | ||
| er ballt | sie ballen | er balle | sie ballen | ||
| preterite | ich ballte | wir ballten | ii | ich ballte1 | wir ballten1 |
| du balltest | ihr balltet | du balltest1 | ihr balltet1 | ||
| er ballte | sie ballten | er ballte1 | sie ballten1 | ||
| imperative | ball (du) balle (du) |
ballt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology
Noun
ballen
References
- Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert, Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence, Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso, Ponce Villanueva, Tereso, Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 85
Pronunciation
Verb
ballen
Noun
ballen m
Noun
ballen m
Noun
ballen
- definite singular of balle
- (humorous) Contraction of balkongen (“the balcony”).
- 2021 April 21, Patrik Isaksson, “patrikisakssonofficial”, in Instagram:
- Sitter på ballen nu å njuter. Hoppas ni har en härlig dag.
- Sitting on the balcony now enjoying. Hope you have a wonderful day.
- 2021 September 21, Kenza Zouiten, “Sitter på ballen med en kall cola”, in Kenzas.se:
- Jag har hittat internet ute på ballen! Inte så stark signalstyrka dock så det går lite segt…
- I found internet out on the balcony! Not so strong signal strength though so it's a bit slow…
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