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Verbs & Present Tense Conjugation
Regular -ω and -άω/-ώ verbs, irregular verbs and deponent -μαι verbs
Α΄ συζυγία (-ω) vs Β΄ συζυγία (-άω/-ώ)
Conjugation class 1 (-ω) vs class 2 (-άω/-ώ)
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Two main present-tense conjugation patterns in Greek
Τονισμός στη Β΄ συζυγία: αγαπώ/αγαπάει
Stress shift in class 2 verbs
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Some verbs allow two acceptable spoken variants
κοιμάμαι, θυμάμαι, φοβάμαι
to sleep, to remember, to fear
kee-MAH-meh, thee-MAH-meh, foh-VAH-meh
Common deponent (-μαι) verbs used constantly
-μαι, -σαι, -ται, -μαστε, -στε, -νται
Deponent present tense endings
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Full conjugation pattern for -μαι verbs
Ρήματα με ενεργητικό και αποθετικό τύπο
Verbs with both active and deponent forms
different meanings
e.g. γελάω (to laugh) vs γελιέμαι (to be deceived)
Ρηματικό θέμα: εξακολουθητικό vs στιγμιαίο (προεπισκόπηση)
Verb stem: imperfective vs perfective (preview)
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First glimpse of Greek's central aspect distinction
πρέπει να...
must / it is necessary to...
PREH-pee nah
Impersonal modal verb, always third person singular
ξέρω vs γνωρίζω
to know (a fact) vs to know (a person/formally)
KSEH-roh vs ghnoh-REE-zoh
Two verbs of "knowing" with different registers/uses
μη(ν) + υποτακτική
Negative imperative: μη(ν) + subjunctive
mee(n)
Μην φεύγεις! Don't leave!
Θέση αδύνατης αντωνυμίας με ρήμα
Weak pronoun object placement with the verb
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The clitic stays glued to the conjugated verb form