follar

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from folgar. Or, according to the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, from Medieval Latin fullāre (“to beat, to full”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [fuˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [foˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [foˈʎaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

follar (first-person singular present follo, first-person singular preterite follí, past participle follat); root stress: (Northern) /u/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /o/

1. (intransitive, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex.
2. (transitive) to tread grapes to make wine

   Synonym: trepitjar

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of follar (first conjugation)

infinitive			follar
gerund			follant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		follat		follada
		plural		follats		follades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	follo	folles	folla	follem	folleu	follen
	imperfect	follava	follaves	follava	follàvem	follàveu	follaven
	future	follaré	follaràs	follarà	follarem	follareu	follaran
	preterite	follí	follares	follà	follàrem	follàreu	follaren
	conditional	follaria	follaries	follaria	follaríem	follaríeu	follarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	folli	follis	folli	follem	folleu	follin
	imperfect	follés	follessis	follés	folléssim	folléssiu	follessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	folla	folli	follem	folleu	follin
	negative (no)	—	no follis	no folli	no follem	no folleu	no follin

Synonyms

• (to fuck):

Vulgar:

• cardar
• fotre
• fer un clau
• fotre un clau
• tirar-se (transitive)

Euphemisms:

• jaure/jeure (obsolete)
• fúmer/fumbre

Archaism:

• posseir (transitive)

Further reading

• “follar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /foˈʝaɾ/ [foˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): /foˈʝaɾ/ [foˈʝaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /foˈʎaɾ/ [foˈʎaɾ] (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /foˈʃaɾ/ [foˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /foˈʒaɾ/ [foˈʒaɾ] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /foˈjaɾ/ [foˈjaɾ] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fo‧llar

Etymology 1

Probably from Old Spanish folgar, which left modern holgar.

Verb

follar (first-person singular present follo, first-person singular preterite follé, past participle follado)

1. (vulgar, Spain) to fuck, to screw, to shag

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:copular

   follar(se) a alguien ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   follar(se) con alguien ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of follar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			follar
gerund			follando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		follado		follada
		plural		follados		folladas
		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	follo	follastú follásvos	folla	follamos	folláis	follan
	imperfect	follaba	follabas	follaba	follábamos	follabais	follaban
	preterite	follé	follaste	folló	follamos	follasteis	follaron
	future	follaré	follarás	follará	follaremos	follaréis	follarán
	conditional	follaría	follarías	follaría	follaríamos	follaríais	follarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	folle	follestú follésvos2	folle	follemos	folléis	follen
	imperfect (ra)	follara	follaras	follara	folláramos	follarais	follaran
	imperfect (se)	follase	follases	follase	follásemos	follaseis	follasen
	future1	follare	follares	follare	folláremos	follareis	follaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		follatú follávos	folle	follemos	follad	follen
	negative		no folles	no folle	no follemos	no folléis	no follen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of follar

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 follar	dative	follarme	follarte	follarle, follarse	follarnos	follaros	follarles, follarse
	accusative	follarme	follarte	follarlo, follarla, follarse	follarnos	follaros	follarlos, follarlas, follarse
with gerund follando	dative	follándome	follándote	follándole, follándose	follándonos	follándoos	follándoles, follándose
	accusative	follándome	follándote	follándolo, follándola, follándose	follándonos	follándoos	follándolos, follándolas, follándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative folla	dative	fóllame	fóllate	fóllale	fóllanos	not used	fóllales
	accusative	fóllame	fóllate	fóllalo, fóllala	fóllanos	not used	fóllalos, fóllalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative follá	dative	follame	follate	follale	follanos	not used	follales
	accusative	follame	follate	follalo, follala	follanos	not used	follalos, follalas
with formal second-person singular imperative folle	dative	fólleme	not used	fóllele, fóllese	fóllenos	not used	fólleles
	accusative	fólleme	not used	fóllelo, fóllela, fóllese	fóllenos	not used	fóllelos, fóllelas
with first-person plural imperative follemos	dative	not used	follémoste	follémosle	follémonos	follémoos	follémosles
	accusative	not used	follémoste	follémoslo, follémosla	follémonos	follémoos	follémoslos, follémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative follad	dative	folladme	not used	folladle	folladnos	follaos	folladles
	accusative	folladme	not used	folladlo, folladla	folladnos	follaos	folladlos, folladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative follen	dative	fóllenme	not used	fóllenle	fóllennos	not used	fóllenles, fóllense
	accusative	fóllenme	not used	fóllenlo, fóllenla	fóllennos	not used	fóllenlos, fóllenlas, fóllense

Derived terms

• follador
• folladora
• o follamos todos, o la puta al río
• que te folle un pez
• que te follen

Related terms

• follón
• fuelle
• holgar
• holgazán
• huelga
• melafo

Etymology 2

From Latin follis (“bellows”); compare fuelle.

Verb

follar (first-person singular present fuello, first-person singular preterite follé, past participle follado)

1. (rare) to blow with a bellows

   Synonym: soplar

2. (pronominal) to fart noiselessly

Conjugation

    Conjugation of follar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			follar
gerund			follando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		follado		follada
		plural		follados		folladas
		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	fuello	fuellastú follásvos	fuella	follamos	folláis	fuellan
	imperfect	follaba	follabas	follaba	follábamos	follabais	follaban
	preterite	follé	follaste	folló	follamos	follasteis	follaron
	future	follaré	follarás	follará	follaremos	follaréis	follarán
	conditional	follaría	follarías	follaría	follaríamos	follaríais	follarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	fuelle	fuellestú follésvos2	fuelle	follemos	folléis	fuellen
	imperfect (ra)	follara	follaras	follara	folláramos	follarais	follaran
	imperfect (se)	follase	follases	follase	follásemos	follaseis	follasen
	future1	follare	follares	follare	folláremos	follareis	follaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		fuellatú follávos	fuelle	follemos	follad	fuellen
	negative		no fuelles	no fuelle	no follemos	no folléis	no fuellen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of follar (o-ue 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 follar	dative	follarme	follarte	follarle, follarse	follarnos	follaros	follarles, follarse
	accusative	follarme	follarte	follarlo, follarla, follarse	follarnos	follaros	follarlos, follarlas, follarse
with gerund follando	dative	follándome	follándote	follándole, follándose	follándonos	follándoos	follándoles, follándose
	accusative	follándome	follándote	follándolo, follándola, follándose	follándonos	follándoos	follándolos, follándolas, follándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative fuella	dative	fuéllame	fuéllate	fuéllale	fuéllanos	not used	fuéllales
	accusative	fuéllame	fuéllate	fuéllalo, fuéllala	fuéllanos	not used	fuéllalos, fuéllalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative follá	dative	follame	follate	follale	follanos	not used	follales
	accusative	follame	follate	follalo, follala	follanos	not used	follalos, follalas
with formal second-person singular imperative fuelle	dative	fuélleme	not used	fuéllele, fuéllese	fuéllenos	not used	fuélleles
	accusative	fuélleme	not used	fuéllelo, fuéllela, fuéllese	fuéllenos	not used	fuéllelos, fuéllelas
with first-person plural imperative follemos	dative	not used	follémoste	follémosle	follémonos	follémoos	follémosles
	accusative	not used	follémoste	follémoslo, follémosla	follémonos	follémoos	follémoslos, follémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative follad	dative	folladme	not used	folladle	folladnos	follaos	folladles
	accusative	folladme	not used	folladlo, folladla	folladnos	follaos	folladlos, folladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative fuellen	dative	fuéllenme	not used	fuéllenle	fuéllennos	not used	fuéllenles, fuéllense
	accusative	fuéllenme	not used	fuéllenlo, fuéllenla	fuéllennos	not used	fuéllenlos, fuéllenlas, fuéllense

Etymology 3

From Latin folium (“leaf”).

Verb

follar (first-person singular present follo, first-person singular preterite follé, past participle follado)

1. to compose (something) in sheets

Conjugation

    Conjugation of follar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			follar
gerund			follando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		follado		follada
		plural		follados		folladas
		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	follo	follastú follásvos	folla	follamos	folláis	follan
	imperfect	follaba	follabas	follaba	follábamos	follabais	follaban
	preterite	follé	follaste	folló	follamos	follasteis	follaron
	future	follaré	follarás	follará	follaremos	follaréis	follarán
	conditional	follaría	follarías	follaría	follaríamos	follaríais	follarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	folle	follestú follésvos2	folle	follemos	folléis	follen
	imperfect (ra)	follara	follaras	follara	folláramos	follarais	follaran
	imperfect (se)	follase	follases	follase	follásemos	follaseis	follasen
	future1	follare	follares	follare	folláremos	follareis	follaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		follatú follávos	folle	follemos	follad	follen
	negative		no folles	no folle	no follemos	no folléis	no follen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of follar

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 follar	dative	follarme	follarte	follarle, follarse	follarnos	follaros	follarles, follarse
	accusative	follarme	follarte	follarlo, follarla, follarse	follarnos	follaros	follarlos, follarlas, follarse
with gerund follando	dative	follándome	follándote	follándole, follándose	follándonos	follándoos	follándoles, follándose
	accusative	follándome	follándote	follándolo, follándola, follándose	follándonos	follándoos	follándolos, follándolas, follándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative folla	dative	fóllame	fóllate	fóllale	fóllanos	not used	fóllales
	accusative	fóllame	fóllate	fóllalo, fóllala	fóllanos	not used	fóllalos, fóllalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative follá	dative	follame	follate	follale	follanos	not used	follales
	accusative	follame	follate	follalo, follala	follanos	not used	follalos, follalas
with formal second-person singular imperative folle	dative	fólleme	not used	fóllele, fóllese	fóllenos	not used	fólleles
	accusative	fólleme	not used	fóllelo, fóllela, fóllese	fóllenos	not used	fóllelos, fóllelas
with first-person plural imperative follemos	dative	not used	follémoste	follémosle	follémonos	follémoos	follémosles
	accusative	not used	follémoste	follémoslo, follémosla	follémonos	follémoos	follémoslos, follémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative follad	dative	folladme	not used	folladle	folladnos	follaos	folladles
	accusative	folladme	not used	folladlo, folladla	folladnos	follaos	folladlos, folladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative follen	dative	fóllenme	not used	fóllenle	fóllennos	not used	fóllenles, fóllense
	accusative	fóllenme	not used	fóllenlo, fóllenla	fóllennos	not used	fóllenlos, fóllenlas, fóllense

Etymology 4

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fullāre (“to trample”), from Latin fullō (“fuller”). More at full.

Verb

follar (first-person singular present follo, first-person singular preterite follé, past participle follado)

1. obsolete form of hollar (“to trample”)
2. (obsolete) to cut down, to destroy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of follar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			follar
gerund			follando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		follado		follada
		plural		follados		folladas
		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	follo	follastú follásvos	folla	follamos	folláis	follan
	imperfect	follaba	follabas	follaba	follábamos	follabais	follaban
	preterite	follé	follaste	folló	follamos	follasteis	follaron
	future	follaré	follarás	follará	follaremos	follaréis	follarán
	conditional	follaría	follarías	follaría	follaríamos	follaríais	follarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	folle	follestú follésvos2	folle	follemos	folléis	follen
	imperfect (ra)	follara	follaras	follara	folláramos	follarais	follaran
	imperfect (se)	follase	follases	follase	follásemos	follaseis	follasen
	future1	follare	follares	follare	folláremos	follareis	follaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		follatú follávos	folle	follemos	follad	follen
	negative		no folles	no folle	no follemos	no folléis	no follen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of follar

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 follar	dative	follarme	follarte	follarle, follarse	follarnos	follaros	follarles, follarse
	accusative	follarme	follarte	follarlo, follarla, follarse	follarnos	follaros	follarlos, follarlas, follarse
with gerund follando	dative	follándome	follándote	follándole, follándose	follándonos	follándoos	follándoles, follándose
	accusative	follándome	follándote	follándolo, follándola, follándose	follándonos	follándoos	follándolos, follándolas, follándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative folla	dative	fóllame	fóllate	fóllale	fóllanos	not used	fóllales
	accusative	fóllame	fóllate	fóllalo, fóllala	fóllanos	not used	fóllalos, fóllalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative follá	dative	follame	follate	follale	follanos	not used	follales
	accusative	follame	follate	follalo, follala	follanos	not used	follalos, follalas
with formal second-person singular imperative folle	dative	fólleme	not used	fóllele, fóllese	fóllenos	not used	fólleles
	accusative	fólleme	not used	fóllelo, fóllela, fóllese	fóllenos	not used	fóllelos, fóllelas
with first-person plural imperative follemos	dative	not used	follémoste	follémosle	follémonos	follémoos	follémosles
	accusative	not used	follémoste	follémoslo, follémosla	follémonos	follémoos	follémoslos, follémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative follad	dative	folladme	not used	folladle	folladnos	follaos	folladles
	accusative	folladme	not used	folladlo, folladla	folladnos	follaos	folladlos, folladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative follen	dative	fóllenme	not used	fóllenle	fóllennos	not used	fóllenles, fóllense
	accusative	fóllenme	not used	fóllenlo, fóllenla	fóllennos	not used	fóllenlos, fóllenlas, fóllense

Further reading

• “follar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025