{"id":3487,"date":"2020-09-10T17:06:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T17:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2020-09-10T17:06:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T17:06:33","slug":"uses-of-the-passive-voice-in-modern-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/uses-of-the-passive-voice-in-modern-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Uses of the Passive Voice in Modern Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! It is time to do some grammar, so today we will see the use of the Passive voice (\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae.) The Passive voice includes all the verbs ending in -\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (\u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/b>, \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/b>, \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03bd\u03b9\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/b>)<\/p>\n

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a. Some verbs are morphologically passive, i.e. they end in -\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> but their meaning is active.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\u039f \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. Petros is coming.<\/p>\n

H \u0395\u03bb\u03c0\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. Elpida works in a private school.<\/p>\n

\u039f \u039c\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0399\u03c9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1. Manolis fell in love with Ioanna.<\/p>\n

Some of these verbs do not have a form ending in -\u03c9. For example, the verbs \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to work), \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to come), \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to become), \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to need), \u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to be afraid) etc. do not have an active form ending in -\u03c9 (not \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/span>, \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03c9<\/span>, \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03c9<\/span>, \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/span>, \u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03ce<\/span>).<\/p>\n

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b. We use the passive voice to show the receiver of the action expressed by the verb,<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03c1\u03ce\u03b3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03b6\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc. \/ This food is eaten (should be eaten) hot.<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c0\u03b9\u03b1. \/ This skirt is no longer worn.<\/p>\n

To \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03bc\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba<\/span>\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1. \/ The living-room was decorated by a famous decorator.<\/p>\n

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\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc RitaE<\/a> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

c. A verb in the passive voice is used when the subject and the object of the verb is the same. These verbs are called \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae \u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 (reflexive verbs).<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03bd\u03c4\u03cd\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span>. Maria is getting dressed.<\/p>\n

\u039f \u0386\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b7. Akis is looking at himself in the mirror.<\/p>\n

H \u03bc\u03b1\u03ca<\/span>\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd \u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03b9\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5. The monkey is hanging herself from the branched of the trees.<\/span><\/p>\n

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d. Some verbs express a reciprocal action. These verbs are called \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae \u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 (irreflexive verbs).<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u03a1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03a6\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af. Rafaella and Fannie hate each other but nobody knows why.<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac, \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c7\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5<\/span>, \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce! Children, do not push on another, please!<\/p>\n

O \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03ac \u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd<\/span>. George and Athena hugged each other when they met.<\/p>\n

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e. Some passive verbs are used to express that the subject is idle.<\/p>\n

H \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03b2\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5. The cat is sleeping on my bed.<\/p>\n

\u039f \u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span>. Stelios is dreaming.<\/p>\n

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\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc StockSnap<\/a> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! It is time to do some grammar, so today we will see the use of the Passive voice (\u03a0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae.) The Passive voice includes all the verbs ending in -\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (\u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9, \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9, \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03bd\u03b9\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9)   a. Some verbs are morphologically passive, i.e. they end in -\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 but their meaning is active. Examples: \u039f \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2…<\/p>\n

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