Meaning
to dance
- to wobble, shake
In a sentence
Ieri abbiamo ballato fino a mezzanotte in cucina.
Yesterday we danced in the kitchen until midnight.
Mi piace ballare con gli amici.
I like dancing with friends.
Vuoi ballare con me?
Do you want to dance with me?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ballare | infinitive |
| balliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ballo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ballate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| balli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ballano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| balla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ballavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ballavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ballavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ballavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ballavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ballava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ballammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ballai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ballaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ballasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ballarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ballò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| balleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ballerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ballerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ballerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| balleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ballerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| balliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| balli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| balliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| balli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ballino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| balli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ballassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ballassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ballaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ballassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ballassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ballasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| balleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ballerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ballereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| balleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ballerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ballerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| balliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ballate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| balla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ballando | gerund |
| ballato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For social dancing, use ballare. For stage or classical dance, danzare sounds more formal or artistic.
- In compound tenses, ballare usually takes avere: ho ballato tutta la notte.
- Don't confuse ballare with danzare in everyday speech: danzare can sound literary or elevated.