{"id":2838,"date":"2018-02-20T17:44:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2838"},"modified":"2018-02-20T17:44:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:44:55","slug":"the-active-participle-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/the-active-participle-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"The Active Participle in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! <\/span>\u03a4oday we will see the different uses of the active participle (<span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae)<\/span>. It is formed by the stem of the verb and the endings &#8211;<span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/strong> <\/span>(for verbs ending in-<span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03c9<\/strong>) <\/span>or <strong>&#8211;<\/strong><span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/strong> (<\/span>for verbs ending in &#8211;<span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03ce<\/strong>): \u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7<strong>\u03bf<\/strong>\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 <\/span>(running)<span lang=\"el-GR\"> \/ \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb<strong>\u03ce<\/strong>\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 <\/span>(speaking).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2839\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2016\/02\/20\/17\/05\/dog-1212400_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Dog 1212400 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2839\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2839\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/dog-1212400_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/dog-1212400_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/dog-1212400_640-350x229.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>The active participle can be used to express:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">1. The way the action described by the verb happened:\u00a0<span lang=\"el-GR\">\u039f \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/span>. <\/span>Petros came running.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">2. The cause: <span lang=\"el-GR\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03a0\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/span> \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c7\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u03bf\u03cc\u03bb, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c8\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c5\u03ba\u03ce\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5. =&gt; \u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c8\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c5\u03ba\u03ce\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03ad\u03c0\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c7\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u03bf\u03cc\u03bb. <\/span>He damaged his liver by drinking alcohol constantly.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">3. The time: <span lang=\"el-GR\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/span> \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2, \u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03ad\u03be\u03c9. <\/span>=&gt; <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0391\u03c6\u03bf\u03cd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2, \u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03ad\u03be\u03c9. <\/span>After hours of reading, they memorized the story.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">4. Hypothesis: <span lang=\"el-GR\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03a1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/span> \u03c4\u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1, <\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03af\u03c3\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ac\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\"> \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1. =&gt; \u0391\u03bd \u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1, <\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03af\u03c3\u03c9\u03c2<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\"> \u03bc\u03ac\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1. <\/span>You would find out the truth if you asked Maria.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">5. Opposition: <span lang=\"el-GR\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/span> \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2, \u03ad\u03c8\u03b1\u03c7\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1. =&gt; \u0391\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2, \u03ad\u03c8\u03b1\u03c7\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1. <\/span>Even though she hadn&#8217;t graduated yet, she was looking for a job as a teacher.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Note that the negative particle<strong> <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bc\u03b7(\u03bd) <\/span><\/strong>is used to make the negative form.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Standard expressions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">1. <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7: <\/span>better to ask the way than go astray.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0398\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03cd\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2.<em> \u03a1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7<\/em>. \/ \u0399 <\/span>will find Eleni&#8217;s address. Better to ask the way than go astray.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">2. \u0392\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2: <\/span>waiting to see how things turn out.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0398\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2;\u201d \u201c\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9 \u03c0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 <\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b7<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">. \u0398\u03b1 \u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5. <em>\u0392\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/em>&#8230;\u201d \/ \u201c<\/span>Will you go on holiday this year?\u201d \u201cI don&#8217;t know when I will take a vacation yet. We&#8217;ll see. I will be waiting to see how things turn ou..t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3. \u03a4\u03c1\u03ce\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03be\u03b7: <span lang=\"en-US\">translated directly: appetite comes by eating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0391\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1, \u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd.\u201d \u201c\u0395, \u03b2\u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03b9\u03b1.<em> \u03a4\u03c1\u03ce\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03be\u03b7<\/em>.\u201d \/ \u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">Even though I wasn&#8217;t hungry, I ate a lot.\u201d \u201cOf course. Appetite comes by eating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Common mistake:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">I saw the children running\u201d translated as \u201c<\/span>\u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2\u201d. \u0395\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 <span lang=\"en-US\">means <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">I saw the children as I was running<\/span>. The right translation would be <\/span><strong>\u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd<\/strong>. <span lang=\"en-US\">The active participle is not used the same way in Greek as in English and sometimes the participle in English is analyzed in a sentence, in order to be translated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03b5<\/span>\u03b9. <span lang=\"en-US\">The children heard Sophia laughing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">2. <\/span>\u0392\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd<\/span> \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc. <span lang=\"en-US\">We watched the stars shining in the sky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">3. <\/span>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03c4\u03cc \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf, \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03b1<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9<\/span>. <span lang=\"en-US\">Through the open window, they saw the woman cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions. \u039d\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2840\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2018\/02\/06\/22\/26\/animal-3135855_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Animal 3135855 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2840\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2840\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/animal-3135855_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/animal-3135855_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/animal-3135855_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/animal-3135855_640-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/animal-3135855_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/animal-3135855_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! \u03a4oday we will see the different uses of the active participle (\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae). It is formed by the stem of the verb and the endings &#8211;\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 (for verbs ending in-\u03c9) or &#8211;\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 (for verbs ending in &#8211;\u03ce): \u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 (running) \/ \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 (speaking). The active participle can be used to express: 1. 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