{"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":"

The verb \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

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\u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9: to want<\/strong><\/p>\n

it is followed by:<\/p>\n

a) a noun<\/span><\/p>\n

E.g: \u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03c4\u03cc. \/ I want an ice-cream.<\/p>\n

b) \u03bd\u03b1 + verb in the Subjunctive Mood<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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It can be also used to mean or to indicate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a) it takes<\/span><\/p>\n

E.g:<\/p>\n

\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

\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’s not easy to find an apartment. It takes a lot of research.<\/p>\n

b) I need \/ he, she, it needs<\/span><\/p>\n

E.g:<\/p>\n

\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

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’t need much water.<\/p>\n

c) to look for \/ to ask for<\/span><\/p>\n

E.g:<\/p>\n

\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

\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

d) the proper behavior<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Idioms<\/strong><\/p>\n

a) \u0398\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> or \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/span>: you are forced to do something<\/p>\n

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

We can also use the third person<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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’t like Petros but she will marry him whether she likes it or not.<\/p>\n

b) \u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2…\u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2…:<\/span> it is used as a disjunctive word.<\/p>\n

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

Elliot had been learning Greek for three years but later he stopped because he didn’t have the time or because he wasn’t interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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.     \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…<\/p>\n

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