ήσουν
Greek
Alternative forms
- (informal): ήσουνα (ísouna)
Verb
ήσουν (ísoun)
- Second-person singular, imperfect form of είμαι ("you were").
Conjugation
| Present | Simple future | Imperfect | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sg | είμαι | θα είμαι | ήμουν, ήμουνα1 |
| 2nd person | είσαι | θα είσαι | ήσουν, ήσουνα1 | |
| 3rd person | είναι | θα είναι | ήταν, ήτανε1 | |
| 1st person | pl | είμαστε | θα είμαστε | ήμαστε, ήμασταν3 |
| 2nd person | είσαστε, είστε2 | θα είσαστε, θα είστε2 | ήσαστε, ήσασταν3 | |
| 3rd person | είναι | θα είναι | ήταν, ήτανε1 | |
| The imperfect forms ήταν and ήτανε have the dated alternatives ήσαν and ήσανε. 1. These vowel-terminated alternative forms are used in informal situations. 2. The second form may be used interchangeably with the first. 3. The present & imperfect forms are homophonic, the alternative imperfect forms can be used were differentiation is necessary. |
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