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==Ενεργητική φωνή (active voice)==
==Ενεργητική φωνή (active voice)==
In Greek, when a verb ends in -ω or -ώ in the first person singular, it is the active voice.
Active voice (ενεργητική φωνή): used when the Subject of the sentence is performing an action.A verb is in the active voice if its subject is active, that is to say if it does the action.
The active voice (energiti'ki) shows that the subject performs an action while the passive voice (pathiti'ki) denotes that the subject is affected by the action.


Example:
All verbs in the active voice end in either “'''-ω”''' or “'''-ώ'''” (the second one has an accent).
* Ψήνω μπισκότα (I bake cookies)
 
Examples :  
 
τρώω (I eat)
 
φεύγω (I leave)
 
τρέχω (I walk)
 
χτενίζω (I comb)


==Παθητική φωνή (passive voice)==
==Παθητική φωνή (passive voice)==
When the verb ends in -αι, it is the passive voice.  
The Passive Voice «Παθητική Φωνή» in Modern Greek it is used when the Subject of the sentence undergoes an action or is in a certain state to emphasize an action done or when it is unknown who or what is doing the action.and not the subject in a sentence. It is also used when the subject is unknown. The Modern Greek Passive Voice is formed differently from the active.
The passive voice is also used to show that someone is performing an action towards themselves or that an action is being performed mutually or collectively between two or more people.
 
For example :
 
"Ο μάγειρας ετοιμάζει (ac.) το φαγητό. Το φαγητό ετοιμάζεται (pas.)."
 
“The cook is preparing the food. The food is being prepared.”
 
Η Μαρία χτενίζει(ac.) τα μαλλιά της. – Maria is combing her hair.
 
Η Μαρία χτενίζεται (pas.). – Maria is combing (herself – implied).
 
* There are also verbs which occur only in one or the other voice
* '''Active Only'''
* έχω – I have  τρέχω – I run
* '''Passive Only'''
* γίνομαι – I become  κοιμάμαι – I sleep  φοβάμαι – I fear (I am afraid)
 
== Spelling tip ==
Verbs in the active voice, when they end with the sound “ο”, are always spelled with an '''“-ω”''' (omega) and when they end with the sound “ε”, are always spelled with an “ - '''ε”''' (epsilon in plural or imperative).
 
'''Examples:'''
 
περπατά'''ω''' (I walk),
 
θέλ'''ω''' (I want),
 
να φύγ'''ω''' (to leave)
 
φύγ'''ε''' (imp) (leave),
 
ελάτ'''ε''' (imp.) (come)
 
παίζατ'''ε''' (plur.) (you were playing)


Example:
θα διαβάσουμ'''ε''' (plur.) (we will read)
* Τα μπισκότα ψήνονται (Cookies are baked)


==Other Lessons==
==Other Lessons==

Revision as of 13:19, 27 May 2023

Active and Passive Verbs in Modern Greek
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Voice - Φωνή

Verbs usually have two voices, the active voice and the passive voice. We see it in the suffix of the verb and some verbs have only one voice.

Ενεργητική φωνή (active voice)

Active voice (ενεργητική φωνή): used when the Subject of the sentence is performing an action.A verb is in the active voice if its subject is active, that is to say if it does the action.

All verbs in the active voice end in either “-ω” or “-ώ” (the second one has an accent).

Examples :

τρώω (I eat)

φεύγω (I leave)

τρέχω (I walk)

χτενίζω (I comb)

Παθητική φωνή (passive voice)

The Passive Voice «Παθητική Φωνή» in Modern Greek it is used when the Subject of the sentence undergoes an action or is in a certain state to emphasize an action done or when it is unknown who or what is doing the action.and not the subject in a sentence. It is also used when the subject is unknown. The Modern Greek Passive Voice is formed differently from the active.

For example :

"Ο μάγειρας ετοιμάζει (ac.) το φαγητό. Το φαγητό ετοιμάζεται (pas.)."

“The cook is preparing the food. The food is being prepared.”

Η Μαρία χτενίζει(ac.) τα μαλλιά της. – Maria is combing her hair.

Η Μαρία χτενίζεται (pas.). – Maria is combing (herself – implied).

  • There are also verbs which occur only in one or the other voice
  • Active Only
  • έχω – I have τρέχω – I run
  • Passive Only
  • γίνομαι – I become κοιμάμαι – I sleep φοβάμαι – I fear (I am afraid)

Spelling tip

Verbs in the active voice, when they end with the sound “ο”, are always spelled with an “-ω” (omega) and when they end with the sound “ε”, are always spelled with an “ - ε” (epsilon in plural or imperative).

Examples:

περπατάω (I walk),

θέλω (I want),

να φύγω (to leave)

φύγε (imp) (leave),

ελάτε (imp.) (come)

παίζατε (plur.) (you were playing)

θα διαβάσουμε (plur.) (we will read)

Other Lessons

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