balizar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abalizar

Etymology

From baliza +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.liˈza(ʁ)/ [ba.liˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.liˈza(ʁ)/ [ba.liˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ba.liˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.liˈza(ʁ)/ [ba.liˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.liˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.liˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.liˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.liˈza.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧li‧zar

Verb

balizar (first-person singular present balizo, first-person singular preterite balizei, past participle balizado)

1. (transitive) to mark with buoys or beacons

Conjugation

    Conjugation of balizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	balizar
Personal	balizar	balizares	balizar	balizarmos	balizardes	balizarem
Gerund
	balizando
Past participle
Masculine	balizado			balizados
Feminine	balizada			balizadas
Indicative
Present	balizo	balizas	baliza	balizamos	balizais	balizam
Imperfect	balizava	balizavas	balizava	balizávamos	balizáveis	balizavam
Preterite	balizei	balizaste	balizou	balizamos1, balizámos2	balizastes	balizaram
Pluperfect	balizara	balizaras	balizara	balizáramos	balizáreis	balizaram
Future	balizarei	balizarás	balizará	balizaremos	balizareis	balizarão
Conditional	balizaria	balizarias	balizaria	balizaríamos	balizaríeis	balizariam
Subjunctive
Present	balize	balizes	balize	balizemos	balizeis	balizem
Imperfect	balizasse	balizasses	balizasse	balizássemos	balizásseis	balizassem
Future	balizar	balizares	balizar	balizarmos	balizardes	balizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		baliza	balize	balizemos	balizai	balizem
Negative (não)		não balizes	não balize	não balizemos	não balizeis	não balizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From baliza +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /baliˈθaɾ/ [ba.liˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /baliˈsaɾ/ [ba.liˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧li‧zar

Verb

balizar (first-person singular present balizo, first-person singular preterite balicé, past participle balizado)

1. (transitive) to mark with buoys or beacons

Conjugation

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

infinitive			balizar
gerund			balizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		balizado		balizada
		plural		balizados		balizadas
		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	balizo	balizastú balizásvos	baliza	balizamos	balizáis	balizan
	imperfect	balizaba	balizabas	balizaba	balizábamos	balizabais	balizaban
	preterite	balicé	balizaste	balizó	balizamos	balizasteis	balizaron
	future	balizaré	balizarás	balizará	balizaremos	balizaréis	balizarán
	conditional	balizaría	balizarías	balizaría	balizaríamos	balizaríais	balizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	balice	balicestú balicésvos2	balice	balicemos	balicéis	balicen
	imperfect (ra)	balizara	balizaras	balizara	balizáramos	balizarais	balizaran
	imperfect (se)	balizase	balizases	balizase	balizásemos	balizaseis	balizasen
	future1	balizare	balizares	balizare	balizáremos	balizareis	balizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		balizatú balizávos	balice	balicemos	balizad	balicen
	negative		no balices	no balice	no balicemos	no balicéis	no balicen

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

    Selected combined forms of balizar (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 balizar	dative	balizarme	balizarte	balizarle, balizarse	balizarnos	balizaros	balizarles, balizarse
	accusative	balizarme	balizarte	balizarlo, balizarla, balizarse	balizarnos	balizaros	balizarlos, balizarlas, balizarse
with gerund balizando	dative	balizándome	balizándote	balizándole, balizándose	balizándonos	balizándoos	balizándoles, balizándose
	accusative	balizándome	balizándote	balizándolo, balizándola, balizándose	balizándonos	balizándoos	balizándolos, balizándolas, balizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative baliza	dative	balízame	balízate	balízale	balízanos	not used	balízales
	accusative	balízame	balízate	balízalo, balízala	balízanos	not used	balízalos, balízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative balizá	dative	balizame	balizate	balizale	balizanos	not used	balizales
	accusative	balizame	balizate	balizalo, balizala	balizanos	not used	balizalos, balizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative balice	dative	balíceme	not used	balícele, balícese	balícenos	not used	balíceles
	accusative	balíceme	not used	balícelo, balícela, balícese	balícenos	not used	balícelos, balícelas
with first-person plural imperative balicemos	dative	not used	balicémoste	balicémosle	balicémonos	balicémoos	balicémosles
	accusative	not used	balicémoste	balicémoslo, balicémosla	balicémonos	balicémoos	balicémoslos, balicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative balizad	dative	balizadme	not used	balizadle	balizadnos	balizaos	balizadles
	accusative	balizadme	not used	balizadlo, balizadla	balizadnos	balizaos	balizadlos, balizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative balicen	dative	balícenme	not used	balícenle	balícennos	not used	balícenles, balícense
	accusative	balícenme	not used	balícenlo, balícenla	balícennos	not used	balícenlos, balícenlas, balícense

Derived terms

• balizamiento

 

Further reading

• “balizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10