Verbs ending in γω have a “shortcut” form where you drop the γ. Below is the verb λέγω (I say) in both its forms; on the left is the full form, on the right is the short form
The
word conjugation is used in two different ways. This word has two
meanings: a pattern of changing verb endings and a group of verbs
that all follow the same pattern. Greek has four main conjugations, or verb
groups. In this section, we'll follow through with the “first conjugation”
verbs. All these verbs, in their dictionary form, end with the letter ω, and the accent is on a syllable other than the
last one.
How the Greek Verb Form Behaves? Person and Number
Written by Evangelia Teka BA(Hons) MA MSc
As you have probably guessed by now, Greek is a highly inflected language (i.e. addition of an ending or other element to the basic form of a word to change its meaning or function). The verb form consists of the stem (the ‘base’ of the verb, e.g. ‘παίζ-’ in ‘play’) and an inflectional ending (what goes after the ‘base’ of the verb to indicate a number of grammatical categories, e.g. ‘παίζ-ω).
Introduction of the Greek Verb Clause: Syntactical Values
Written by Evangelia Teka, MA, MSc
Syntactical Values
A verb is a word such as ‘drive’, ‘travel’ and ‘swim’ which says what someone or something does or what happens to them or to give information about them. In this issue, we will be looking at the ways the Greek verb clause behaves in a sentence (syntactical attitude of a verb).
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