{"id":3051,"date":"2018-10-22T17:54:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T17:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3051"},"modified":"2018-10-22T17:54:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T17:54:09","slug":"common-greek-passive-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-greek-passive-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Greek passive verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! It is time for a grammar post related to the passive voice, as it gives students a hard time. This post is not about the conjugation of verbs in the passive voice but it has a list eleven common verbs with examples on how we use them.<\/p>\n

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Greek verbs ending in -\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 are considered as passive verbs. However, these verbs are passive only in their morphology. This means that a verb ending in -\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 can be an active or a linking verb. Note that an active verb does not necessarily denote movement, for example \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 which means to sleep<\/em>. There are verbs that have two voices: \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9<\/strong> (to wash), \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> (to be washed). The verbs listed in this post do not have an active form in -\u03c9<\/strong>, for example, we say \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> and not \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03c9<\/span>, \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/strong> and not \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03c9<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to come. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b1<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u03a4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. The bus is coming.<\/p>\n

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    1. \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to think. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u0397 \u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5. Vasiliki is thinking about the story she just heard.<\/p>\n

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      1. \u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to dream. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u03a7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5 \u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf.<\/p>\n

        Last night I dreamed I was flying with a hot-air balloon.<\/p>\n

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        1. \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to work.\u00a0\u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u0397 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c3\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b6\u03c9\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2. Our grandmother worked very hard in her life.<\/p>\n

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          1. \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to need. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c4\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03b2\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1. I need a comb and a brush.<\/p>\n

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            1. \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to use. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03c6\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2, \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce! Don’t use such language, please!<\/p>\n

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              1. \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to sleep. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                \u0397 \u0386\u03bd\u03c4\u03b6\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1. Angela is tired because she sleeps only five hours per day.<\/p>\n

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                1. \u03bb\u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to regret, to be sorry. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03bb\u03c5\u03c0\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \u039b\u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03cc,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5. I am very sorry about what happened.<\/p>\n

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                  1. \u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to remember. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    \u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03be\u03cd\u03c0\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5, \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1. When he woke up he could not remember anything.<\/p>\n

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                    1. \u03c6\u03bf\u03b2\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to be afraid, to be scared. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03c6\u03bf\u03b2\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      \u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03b8\u03c5\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c6\u03bf\u03b2\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd. When the children saw the drunk man they got scared.<\/p>\n

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                      1. \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> to become. \u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2: \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1.<\/strong> It is a linking verb.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        \u039f \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03ad\u03be\u03c5\u03c0\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9. Their son becomes more and more clever as he grows up.<\/p>\n

                        The third singular person \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 can be also used to mean it happens<\/em>.<\/p>\n

                        Example: \u0386\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5<\/span> \u03c7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5; Did you hear what happened last night?<\/p>\n

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