{"id":1224,"date":"2013-12-09T20:12:21","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T20:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2013-12-09T20:12:22","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T20:12:22","slug":"passive-voice-in-modern-greek-indicative-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/passive-voice-in-modern-greek-indicative-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"Passive Voice in Modern Greek (Indicative Mood)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by karmadude@flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

The Passive Voice is not as commonly used in Greek as it is in other languages. It is used when it is important to emphasize on the action done, or when it is unknown who or what is doing the action.<\/p>\n

\u039f \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03ba\u03c4\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7.<\/b><\/p>\n

O logariasmos plironetai apo ton idioktiti.<\/p>\n

The bill is paid by the owner.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c7\u03c4\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf 1880.<\/b><\/p>\n

Afto to spiti htistike to 1880.<\/p>\n

This house was built in 1880.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u039f \u03ba\u03bb\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2.<\/b><\/p>\n

O klefits piastike apo tous geitones.<\/p>\n

The thief was caught by the neighbors.<\/i><\/p>\n

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\u0395\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/b><\/p>\n

Enestotas<\/p>\n

Present Simple<\/td>\n

\u0395\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nEnergitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nActive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039f \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9.<\/td>\nO mageiras psini to psari.<\/td>\nThe cook is roasting the fish.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nPathitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nPassive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 <\/b>\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1.<\/td>\nTo psari psinetai apo to mageira.<\/td>\nThe fish is being roasted by the cook.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/b><\/p>\n

Paratatikos<\/p>\n

Past Continuous<\/td>\n

\u0395\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nEnergitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nActive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039f \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c8\u03b7\u03bd\u03b5<\/b> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9.<\/td>\nO mageiras epsine to psari.<\/td>\nThe cook was roasting the fish.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nPathitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nPassive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c8\u03b7\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd <\/b>\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1.<\/td>\nTo psari psinotan apo to mageira.<\/td>\nThe fish was being roasted by the cook.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/b>Aoristos<\/p>\n

Past Simple<\/td>\n

\u0395\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nEnergitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nActive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039f \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5<\/b> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9.<\/td>\nO mageiras epsise to psari.<\/td>\nThe cook roasted the fish.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nPathitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nPassive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c8\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 <\/b>\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1.<\/td>\nTo psari psithike apo to mageira.<\/td>\nThe fish was roasted by the cook.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c7\u03ae\u03c2<\/b> <\/b>\u039c\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/b><\/b>Sinehis Mellontas<\/p>\n

Future Continuous<\/td>\n

\u0395\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nEnergitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nActive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039f \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1<\/b> \u03c8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9.<\/td>\nO mageiras tha psinei to psari.<\/td>\nThe cook will be roasting the fish.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nPathitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nPassive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b1<\/b> \u03c8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 <\/b>\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1.<\/td>\nTo psari tha psinetai apo to mageira.<\/td>\nThe fish will being roasted by the cook.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u0391\u03c0\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2<\/b> <\/b>\u039c\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/b><\/b>Aplos Mellontas<\/p>\n

Future Simple<\/td>\n

\u0395\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nEnergitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nActive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039f \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1<\/b> \u03c8\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9.<\/td>\nO mageiras tha psisei to psari.<\/td>\nThe cook will roast the fish.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nPathitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nPassive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c8\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af <\/b>\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1.<\/td>\nTo psari tha psithei apo to mageira.<\/td>\nThe fish will be roasted by the cook.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/b>Parakeimenos<\/p>\n

Present Perfect<\/td>\n

\u0395\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nEnergitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nActive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039f \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c8\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9.<\/td>\nO mageiras ehei psisei to psari.<\/td>\nThe cook has roasted the fish.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nPathitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nPassive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c8\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af <\/b>\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1.<\/td>\nTo psari ehei psithei apo to mageira.<\/td>\nThe fish has been roasted by the cook.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u03a5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2<\/b>Ipersintelikos<\/p>\n

Past perfect<\/td>\n

\u0395\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nEnergitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nActive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039f \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c8\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9.<\/td>\nO mageiras eihe psisei to psari.<\/td>\nThe cook had roasted the fish.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nPathitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nPassive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c8\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af <\/b>\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1.<\/td>\nTo psari eihe psithei apo to mageira.<\/td>\nThe fish had been roasted by the cook.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/b> <\/b>\u039c\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/b><\/b>Sintelesmenos Mellontas<\/p>\n

Future Perfect<\/td>\n

\u0395\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nEnergitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nActive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039f \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1<\/b> \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c8\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9.<\/td>\nO mageiras tha ehei psisei to psari.<\/td>\nThe cook will have roasted the fish.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae<\/b><\/td>\nPathitiki phoni<\/b><\/td>\nPassive Voice<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u03a4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03c8\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af <\/b>\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1.<\/td>\nTo psari tha ehei psithei apo to mageira.<\/td>\nThe fish will have been roasted by the cook.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Notes:<\/p>\n

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  1. The verb put on the Passive Voice is at the same tense as it was in the Active Voice:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u03a0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9<\/span><\/b> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u039f \u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> (\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1).<\/b><\/p>\n

    Pleno to skilo. O skilos plenetai (apo mena.)<\/p>\n

    I\u2019m washing the dog. The dog is being washed (by me).<\/i><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u03a0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9<\/em> and \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/em> are in the Present tense.<\/p>\n

    2.\u00a0 The object<\/i> of the active verb is the subject<\/i> of the passive verb.<\/p>\n

    \u039f \u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b9\u03b4\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0 \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1<\/span><\/b> \u03c3\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03ba\u03bf.<\/p>\n

    O Alekos sideronei ta rouha. Ta rouha siderothikan apo ton Aleko.<\/p>\n

    Alekos ironed the clothes. The clothes were ironed by Alekos.<\/i><\/p>\n

    3.\u00a0 The subject<\/i> of the active verb is followed by the prepositions \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc (apo, from) or \u03bc\u03b5 (me, by) and shows who or what does the action expressed by the verb.<\/p>\n

    \u03a4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u039a\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7<\/span><\/b>.<\/p>\n

    To diamerisma agorastike apo ton kyrio Kanaki.<\/p>\n

    The apartment was bought by Mr. Kanaki.<\/i><\/p>\n

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    The Passive Voice is not as commonly used in Greek as it is in other languages. It is used when it is important to emphasize on the action done, or when it is unknown who or what is doing the action. \u039f \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03ba\u03c4\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7. O logariasmos plironetai apo ton idioktiti. The bill…<\/p>\n

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