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The 2 Conjugactions of Modern Greek verbs:

1st Conjugation: verbs ending in active , passive -…μαι
indexed by the last consonant of their stem and the pattern of their stems
2nd Conjugation: verbs ending in active -άω/-ώ, or , passive -…μαι
indexed by their 2 Classes and combinations

1st conjugation edit

1st Conjugation: verbs ending in active , passive -…μαι

like λύνω, λύνομαι.
Present endings active: -ω, -εις, -ει, -ουμε, -ετε, -ουν(ε)
Present endings passive -ομαι, -εσαι, -εται, -όμαστε, -εστε, -ονται

Ιndexed by the last consonant of their stem.


Vowel ending stems edit

Like group λύω, group κλείω, group πνέω, etc

Consonant ending stems edit

Characteristic last consonant of stems, in phonetic alphabet are: IPA(key): [p v f   t ð θ   k ɣ x   l r   m n   s z]
Τhe populous families are no, zo, vo1, vo2

The orders include families of groups and categories. By their characteristic last consonant they are:

Labials [p, v, f] also [pt, & ft] (-πω & -πτω, -βω or ‑αύω, ‑εύω, & ‑φω & ‑φτω)

Dentals [t, δ, θ] -τω, -δω, -θω (-τω; except: ‑πτω, ‑φτω, ‑ττω)

Velars [k, γ, x & ng, nx] (-κω, -γω, -χω & ‑γγω, ‑γχω)

Liquids [l, r] -λω, -ρω

Nasals [m, n] -μω, -νω

Sibilants [s, z] ‑σω, ‑ζω, (‑σσω alternates with ‑ττω)

2nd conjugation edit

2nd Conjugation: verbs ending in active -άω/-ώ, or , passive -…μαι
Verbs ending in characteristic accented omega (older polytonic script with perispomene -ῶ)

Ιndexed by their 2 Classes and combinations
  • Class A: present tense endings with characteristic alpha α
    • A1: ending in active -άω/ώ and in passive -ιέμαι inflected as -άω/-ώ, -άς, -άει/-ά, ... like αγαπάω/αγαπώ (agapáo/agapó, I love)
    • A2: ending in active only and in passive -ώμαι inflected as -ώ, -άς, -ά, ... like ανακτώ (anaktó, take back, recover)
    • A1, A2 combinations
  • Class B: present tense endings with characteristic ει
    • B: ending in active and in passive -ούμαι inflected as -ώ, -είς, -εί, ... like θεωρώ (theoró, consider, examine)
  • C is a variation of passive in -άμαι, -άσαι, -άται, -όμαστε, -άστε, -όνται like κοιμάμαι (koimámai)

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

2.A1 edit

The 2nd-A1 verbs -άω/-ώ, -άς, -άει/-ά... passive -ιέμαι

Characteristic active imperfect with two forms: in -ούσα & -αγα like αγαπάω/αγαπώ (agapáo/agapó, I love) Infixes for active past, passive past & passive perfect participle:

and double interix combinations

2.A2 edit

The 2nd-A2 verbs -ώ, -άς, -ά... passive -ώμαι

Active imperfect, only with -ούσα like ανακτώ (anaktó, I regain)
Infixes for active past, passive past & passive perfect participle:

2.A combinations edit

2.B edit

  • Present endings: -ώ, -είς, -εί, -ούμε, -είτε-, -ούν, passive: -ούμαι, -είσαι, -είται, -ούμαστε, -είστε, -ούνται

Infixes for active past, passive past & passive perfect participle:

2.C edit

Deponent verbs (only passive) ending in -άμαι (and -ούμαι) Infixes for passive past & passive perfect participle:

and λυπώ (lypó), active, with a 2C passive λυπάμαι (lypámai) / λυπούμαι

2 combinations edit

  • UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Topics edit