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Monday, June 04, 2007

More Common Verbs

The table below shows 10 common verbs in Greek that use three new sets of verb endings that we haven't looked at in detail. The first 6 are passive verbs and which commonly use endings such as ομαι/ΟΜΑΙ or αμαι/ΑΜΑΙ for the first pεrson singluar. The last four are active verbs using the ω/Ω ending in first person singular, but notice how the other endings differ from the active verbs (such as θελω/ΘΕΛΩ - ) we have used before. The most common endings "-ω/-εισ/-ει/-ουμε/-ετε/-ουν" change to "-ω/-σ/-ει/-με/-τε/-ουν".
ArticleTO FEELto feelTO BE SEATEDto be seated
IΑΙΣΘΑΝΟΜΑΙαισθάνομαιΚΑΘΟΜΑΙκάθομαι
You (sing)ΑΙΣΘΑΝΕΣΑΙαισθάνεσαιΚΑΘΕΣΑΙκάθεσαι
He/She/ItΑΙΣΘΑΝΕΤΑΙαισθάνεταιΚΑΘΕΤΑΙκάθεται
WeΑΙΣΘΑΝΟΜΑΣΤΕαισθανόμαστεΚΑΘΟΜΑΣΤΕκαθόμαστε
You (plural)ΑΙΣΘΑΝΕΣΤΕαισθάνεστεΚΑΘΕΣΤΕκάθεστε
TheyΑΙΣΘΑΝΟΝΤΑΙαισθάνονταιΚΑΘΟΝΤΑΙκάθονται

TO TIRE

to tire

TO BE CALLED

to be called

IΚΟΥΡΑΖΟΜΑΙκουράζομαιΛΕΓΟΜΑΙλέγομαι
You (sing)ΚΟΥΡΑΖΕΣΑΙκουράζεσαιΛΕΓΕΣΑΙλέγεσαι
He/She/ItΚΟΥΡΑΖΕΤΑΙκουράζεταιΛΕΓΕΤΑΙλέγεται
WeΚΟΥΡΑΖΟΜΑΣΤΕκουραζόμαστεΛΕΓΟΜΑΣΤΕλεγόμαστε
You (plural)ΚΟΥΡΑΖΕΣΤΕκουράζεστεΛΕΓΕΣΤΕλέγεστε
TheyΚΟΥΡΑΖΟΝΤΑΙκουράζονταιΛΕΓΟΝΤΑΙλέγονται

TO SLEEP

to sleep

TO REMEMBER

to remember

IΚΟΙΜΑΜΑΙκοιμάμαιΘΥΜΑΜΑΙθυμάμαι
You (sing)ΚΟΙΜΑΣΑΙκοιμάσαιΘΥΜΑΣΑΙθυμάσαι
He/She/ItΚΟΙΜΑΤΑΙκοιμάταιΘΥΜΑΤΑΙθυμάται
WeΚΟΙΜΟΜΑΣΤΕκοιμόμαστεΘΥΜΟΜΑΣΤΕθυμόμαστε
You (plural)ΚΟΙΜΑΣΤΕκοιμάστεΘΥΜΑΣΤΕθυμάστε
TheyΚΟΙΜΟΝΤΑΙκοιμόνταιΘΥΜΟΝΤΑΙθυμόνται

TO BE THIRSTY

to be thirsty

TO SPEAK

to speak

IΔΙΨΑΩδιψάωΜΙΛΑΩμιλάω
You (sing)ΔΙΨΑΣδιψάςΜΙΛΑΣμιλάς
He/She/ItΔΙΨΑΕΙδιψάειΜΙΛΑΕΙμιλάει
WeΔΙΨΑΜΕδιψάμεΜΙΛΑΜΕμιλάμε
You (plural)ΔΙΨΑΤΕδιψάτεΜΙΛΑΤΕμιλάτε
TheyΔΙΨΟΥΝδιψούνΜΙΛΟΥΝμιλούν

TO HURT

to hurt

TO BE HUNGRY

to be hungry

IΠΟΝΑΩπονάωΠΕΙΝΑΩπεινάω
You (sing)ΠΟΝΑΣπονάςΠΕΙΝΑΣπεινάς
He/She/ItΠΟΝΑΕΙπονάειΠΕΙΝΑΕΙπεινάει
WeΠΟΝΑΜΕπονάμεΠΕΙΝΑΜΕπεινάμε
You (plural)ΠΟΝΑΤΕπονάτεΠΕΙΝΑΤΕπεινάτε
TheyΠΟΝΟΥΝπονούνΠΕΙΝΟΥΝπεινούν

And although the past tense is something that is really for year 2, here are to verbs that are very useful for the tourist in the past tense forms:
έχασα/ΕΧΑΣΑ - I lost, eg έχασα το διαβατήριο μου/ΕΧΑΣΑ ΤΟ ΔΙΑΒΑΤΗΡΙΟ ΜΟΥ - I lost my passport
ξέχασα/ΞΕΧΑΣΑ - I forgot, eg ξέχασα το πόρτοφολι μου/ΞΕΧΑΣΑ ΤΟ ΠΟΡΤΟΦΟΛΙ ΜΟΥ - I forgot my wallet
Notice the connection between the combination of verb to think (ξέρω/ΞΕΡΩ) with "I lost" (έχασα/ΕΧΑΣΑ). So "to forget" is liturally built up from "the though that is lost" - ξέρω + έχασα = ξέχασα

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