{"id":2555,"date":"2017-05-04T20:58:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T20:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2017-05-04T20:58:39","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T20:58:39","slug":"playing-with-greek-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/playing-with-greek-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing with Greek verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Greek language is rich in compound words. In this post, there is a list of compound verbs formed by an adverb and a verb or by two verbs. They are used mostly in spoken language. They are very “colorful” and can be used in many contexts.<\/p>\n

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\u039e\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac + verb<\/h2>\n

\u039e\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac<\/span> means again<\/em>. It can be used with most verbs to form a compound verb.<\/p>\n

\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9: \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac + \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 (to do)<\/h6>\n

\u0394\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad. I will never do this again.<\/p>\n

\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9: \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac + \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 (to see)<\/h6>\n

\u0395\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03b9\u03c1\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7 \u03c7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03af. I saw Irini yesterday and I saw her again this morning.<\/p>\n

\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac + \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to sleep)<\/h6>\n

\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b7\u03b8\u03ce \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03af. I will never sleep again before 5 a.m.<\/p>\n

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\u03a3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac + verb<\/h2>\n

\u03a3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac<\/span> can mean slowly<\/em>, smoothly<\/em> or softly<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03bf\u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9: \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac + \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 (to boil)<\/h6>\n

\u0397 \u03ba\u03c1\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03bf\u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9. The cream needs to boil in low temperature.<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03bf\u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9: \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac + \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 (to rain)<\/h6>\n

\u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c5\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03bf\u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03af.<\/p>\n

It is a humid day since it is drizzling since morning.<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03bf\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03ac\u03c9: \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac + \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03ac\u03c9 (to sing)<\/h6>\n

\u038c\u03c3\u03bf \u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b5, \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03bf\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5. While he was working, he was singing softly.<\/p>\n

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Verb + Verb<\/h2>\n

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\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03c3\u03b2\u03ae\u03bd\u03c9: \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b2\u03c9 (to turn on) + \u03c3\u03b2\u03ae\u03bd\u03c9 (to turn off)<\/h6>\n

\u039f \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03cc\u03c3\u03b2\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ce\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03c2. The driver flashed his lights three times.<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03b2\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9: \u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to go up) + \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to go down)<\/h6>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac, \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03b2\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1! Children, stop going up and down the stairs!<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03c9: \u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03c9 (to open) + \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to close)<\/h6>\n

\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03b7 \u03c6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b3\u03cc\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5. The photo is not nice because I blinked.<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9: \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to enter) + \u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to go out)<\/h6>\n

\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2; \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2!<\/p>\n

Why did you come so late yesterday? You cannot come and go whenever you like!<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9: \u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03bc\u03c9 (to shake) + \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 (to\u00a0 play)<\/h6>\n

\u03a6\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b5\u03c1\u03af \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9. Imagine a flickering candle.<\/p>\n

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The Greek language is rich in compound words. In this post, there is a list of compound verbs formed by an adverb and a verb or by two verbs. They are used mostly in spoken language. They are very “colorful” and can be used in many contexts. \u039e\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac + verb \u039e\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac means again. It can…<\/p>\n

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