ακούω
Greek
Alternative forms
- (rare) ακούγω (akoúgo)
Pronunciation
- IPA: [aˈkuˌo̞]
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúo, “listen”)
Verb
ακούω (akoúo) simple past: άκουσα
- (transitive) hear
- άκουσα κάποια δυσάρεστα νέα (I heard some bad news)
- (transitive) listen, listen to
- άκουγαν τη διάλεξη (they listened to the lecture)
- (intransitive) hear (to have the ability to hear)
Conjugation
ακούω
| Non-past tenses | Past tenses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective | Present | Continuous future | Imperfect | |
| 1st person | sg | ακούω | θα ακούω | άκουγα, άκουα |
| 2nd person | ακούς | θα ακούς | άκουγες, άκουες | |
| 3rd person | ακούει | θα ακούει | άκουγε, άκουε | |
| 1st person | pl | ακούμε | θα ακούμε | ακούγαμε, ακούαμε |
| 2nd person | ακούτε | θα ακούτε | ακούγατε, ακούατε | |
| 3rd person | ακούν, ακούνε2 | θα ακούν, ακούνε2 | άκουγαν2, άκουαν2 | |
| Perfective | Dependent† | Simple future | Simple past (Aorist) | |
| 1st person | sg | ακούσω | θα ακούσω | άκουσα |
| 2nd person | ακούσεις | θα ακούσεις | άκουσες | |
| 3rd person | ακούσει | θα ακούσει | άκουσε | |
| 1st person | pl | ακούσουμε1 | θα ακούσουμε1 | ακούσαμε |
| 2nd person | ακούσετε | θα ακούσετε | ακούσατε | |
| 3rd person | ακούσουν2 | θα ακούσουν2 | άκουσαν2 | |
| Imperative | Imperfective | Perfective | ||
| 2nd person | sg | άκουε | άκουσε | |
| 2nd person | pl | ακούτε | ακούστε | |
| present participle | ακούγοντας, ακούοντας | |||
| non-finite | ακούσει | |||
| Perfect tenses | ||||
| Perfect | έχω ακούσει, έχεις ακούσει έχει ακούσει, … | |||
| Future perfect | θα έχω ακούσει, θα έχεις ακούσει, θα έχει ακούσει, … | |||
| Past perfect | είχα ακούσει, είχες ακούσει, είχε ακούσει, … | |||
| Subjunctive | ||||
| Continuous | The present tense form preceded by να, ας, etc | |||
| Simple | The dependent form preceded by να, ας, etc | |||
| Past perfect | The perfect tense form preceded by να, ας, etc | |||
| When multiple forms are listed above the first will usually be the most common; additional forms may be rare and not given by all sources. | ||||
| † The dependent form is not used independently, negative and tense forms of the verb are produced when the dependent is preceded by the appropriate particle. The dependent 3rd person singular, the non-finite form, is used with the auxiliary verb έχω in the most common perfect tense forms. 1. The ending -ομε is found in some regional forms and occasionally in formal use. 2. In spoken use a final -ε is frequently added with, when necessary, a shift in stress. |
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