{"id":3022,"date":"2018-09-07T17:01:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T17:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3022"},"modified":"2018-09-07T17:01:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T17:01:33","slug":"use-of-the-greek-verb-to-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/use-of-the-greek-verb-to-want\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of the Greek verb to want"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The verb<em> \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9<\/em> (to want) is one of the first verbs to learn. In this post, we will explore how it can be used in different contexts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3023\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2016\/08\/20\/17\/37\/turtle-1608044_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Turtle 1608044 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3023\" class=\"wp-image-3023 size-full\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/turtle-1608044_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/turtle-1608044_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/turtle-1608044_640-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">fxxu via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9: to want<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>it is followed by:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">a) a noun<\/span><\/p>\n<p>E.g: \u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03c4\u03cc. \/ I want an ice-cream.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">b) \u03bd\u03b1 + verb in the Subjunctive Mood<\/span><\/p>\n<p>E.g: \u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1. \/ I want to swim every day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>It can be also used to mean or to indicate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">a) it takes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>E.g:<\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03c2 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf. \/ (Cooking) mousaka takes time.<\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03cd\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1. \u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c8\u03ac\u03be\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf. \/ It&#8217;s not easy to find an apartment. It takes a lot of research.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">b) I need \/ he, she, it needs<\/span><\/p>\n<p>E.g:<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b9\u03b3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9. \/ The food needs less salt.<\/p>\n<p>O \u03ba\u03ac\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc. \/ Cactus doesn&#8217;t need much water.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">c) to look for \/ to ask for<\/span><\/p>\n<p>E.g:<\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b1. \/ The police is asking for you.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03af \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5; \/ What did all this people ask for (at your house)?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">d) the proper behavior<\/span><\/p>\n<p>E.g: \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03be\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf. \/ These children need to be spanked.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3024\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2013\/03\/08\/14\/20\/salt-91539_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Salt 91539 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3024\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3024\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/salt-91539_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/salt-91539_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/salt-91539_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">onefox via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Idioms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">a) \u0398\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> or <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/span>: you are forced to do something<\/p>\n<p>E.g: \u0398\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b5\u03c2: You will come with us whether you like it or not.<\/p>\n<p>We can also use the <strong>third person<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>E.g: \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b5\u03af. \/ She doesn&#8217;t like Petros but she will marry him whether she likes it or not.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">b) \u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2&#8230;\u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2&#8230;:<\/span> it is used as a disjunctive word.<\/p>\n<p>E.g: \u039f \u0388\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c4 \u03bc\u03ac\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac, \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c8\u03b7 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5, \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c8\u03b7 \u03b5\u03bd\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2, \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5.<\/p>\n<p>Elliot had been learning Greek for three years but later he stopped because he didn&#8217;t have the time or because he wasn&#8217;t interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/salt-91539_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\/09\/salt-91539_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/salt-91539_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The verb \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 (to want) is one of the first verbs to learn. In this post, we will explore how it can be used in different contexts. &nbsp; &nbsp; \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9: to want it is followed by: a) a noun E.g: \u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03c4\u03cc. \/ I want an ice-cream. b) \u03bd\u03b1 + verb in the Subjunctive Mood&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/use-of-the-greek-verb-to-want\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":3024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[274452],"tags":[1057,292946,363549,292985,292996],"class_list":["post-3022","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vocablary","tag-examples","tag-greek-idioms","tag-greek-verbs","tag-greek-vocabulary","tag-use-of-greek"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3022"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3026,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3022\/revisions\/3026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}