{"id":3188,"date":"2019-05-31T08:45:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T08:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2019-06-04T09:46:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T09:46:56","slug":"greek-idioms-verb-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-idioms-verb-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Idioms: verb to see"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! One of the most common verbs is \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 (to see). In this post we will see the different meanings and uses of this verb.<\/p>\n

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#1. to <\/strong>see<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0392\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9; \/ Do you see that house?<\/p>\n

#2. to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0392\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7. \/ I am watching television.<\/p>\n

#3. to <\/strong>look <\/strong>at<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1. \/ I like looking at the sea.<\/p>\n

#4. to have a view<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03bf \u03b4\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03cc \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1. \/ Our bedroom looks on the sea.<\/p>\n

#5. to <\/strong>meet<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0391\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b4\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2. \/ Tomorrow I will meet Maria and her sister.<\/p>\n

#6. to <\/strong>understand<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c7\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c2; \/ Don\u2019t you understand that you annoy him?<\/p>\n

#7. to <\/strong>examine (<\/strong>doctor)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u039f \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf. \/ The doctor will see you tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Idioms<\/u><\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/strong> \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1<\/strong>:<\/strong> to have a high opinion on oneself<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03be\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5 \u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2. \/ After he acted on that TV commercial, he thinks he\u2019s an actor.<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong> \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1<\/strong> \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>:<\/strong> to be afraid<\/p>\n

\u038c\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1, \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c7\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1! \/ While I was driving, a child jumped out in front of me! I was scared to death!<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong> \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9<\/strong> \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong>:<\/strong> to be pessimist<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1! \u038c\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac! \/ Don\u2019t be so negative! Everything will be OK.<\/p>\n

\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd<\/strong> \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9<\/strong> \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/strong> \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong>: to look forward to<\/p>\n

\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b9. \/ I look forward to going to Paris.<\/p>\n

\u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9:<\/strong> \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03ce<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b7 \u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9. \/ I get along with her father but her mother doesn’t like me.<\/p>\n

\u03b8\u03b1<\/strong> \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/strong>:<\/strong> we use it as a threat<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03af\u03c0\u03b5\u03c2 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1; \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac, \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2! \/ Did you say all these things about me? I will get you for that!<\/p>\n

\u03b4\u03b5<\/strong> \u03bc\u03b5<\/strong> (\u03c3\u03b5<\/strong>, \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/strong> \u03ba\u03bb\u03c0<\/strong>) \u00a0\u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9<\/strong> \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac<\/strong>:<\/strong> something bad will happen<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c1\u03ae\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac. \/ You must find a job soon because you will be in trouble.<\/p>\n

\u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1:<\/strong> to see with my own eyes<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1! \/ \u00a0I saw them kissing with my own eyes!<\/p>\n

*The verb \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 is also used in the passive voice (\u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9) and it means to see each other<\/u>.<\/p>\n

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\u0397 \u0395\u03bb\u03af\u03b6\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b2\u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5. \/ Elisa doesn’t live in Athens anymore so we don\u2019t see each other.<\/p>\n

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\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! One of the most common verbs is \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 (to see). In this post we will see the different meanings and uses of this verb.   #1. to see \u0392\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9; \/ Do you see that house? #2. to watch \u0392\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7. \/ I am watching television. #3. to look at \u039c\u03bf\u03c5…<\/p>\n

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