balen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaːlə(n)/ Hyphenation: ba‧len Rhymes: -aːlən === Etymology 1 === From baal (“bale”) +‎ -en or rather balen (“bales”), used in ironic expressions with tabak (“tobacco; something excellent”) to express frustration or annoyance; compare tabak hebben van. The reanalysis as a verb probably developed from phrases like het is balen (“it is frustrating”). ==== Verb ==== balen (intransitive) to be annoyed, frustrated or fed up [with van ‘with’] [from mid 20th c.] (intransitive, Suriname) to be bored; to be mildly annoyed through having nothing to do ===== Usage notes ===== Prepositional phrases with van are reserved for nominal and pronominal arguments, including dummy objects: Inwoners balen van de trage voortgang. ― Residents are annoyed by the slow-going progress. Haar baas baalt van jou. ― Her boss is fed up with you. Dat and hoe are used for clauses; the adverb ervan may be used in the governing clause as a dummy object: ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== baaldag balen als een stekker balenkraai balenvent balenweer === Etymology 2 === Gerund of the verb balen. ==== Interjection ==== balen (informal) too bad, that sucks === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== balen plural of baal == Kapampangan == === Etymology === Contraction of balayan (“place of houses”), from bale +‎ -an. The final vowel "-e" morphs to "-ay" before suffixes. Compare Tagalog bayan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈlen/ [bəˈlɛːn] Hyphenation: ba‧len === Noun === balén town ==== Derived terms ==== == Spanish == === Verb === balen inflection of balar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Swedish == === Noun === balen definite singular of bal