Language/Modern-greek-1453/Grammar/Intervention-in-the-spelling-of-Greek-verbs

Intervention in the spelling of Greek verbs

Steps

The goal of our intervention is to write correctly spell verbs in –αινω, using the analogy strategy.

This particular strategy will mainly be used in interventions that they will follow.

1) Verbs in «–αίνω»

The rule:

Verbs ending in –αίνω are written with –  αι –

ανεβαίνω	ascend
κατεβαίνω	descend
μπαίνω	enter
βγαίνω	go out
πηγαίνω	go
ακριβαίνω	raise the price
βαθαίνω	deepen
σκληραίνω	harden
θερμαίνω	heat
ζεσταίνω	heat up
μαθαίνω	learn
καταλαβαίνω	understand
πετυχαίνω	succeed
ομορφαίνω	beautify
τρελαίνω	craze
σωπαίνω	i keep quiet
συμβαίνω	happen
ρυπαίνω	pollute

The verbs are excluded

μένω : stay

δένω : tie

πλένω : wash

2) Rule:

In the 2nd and 3rd person singular, when before the verb there is the personal pronouns : «εσύ», «αυτός», «αυτή», «αυτό» (you, he , she, this) the ending it is ALWAYS written with «–ει».

(εσύ) δένεις	(you) tie
(αυτός) ντύνει	(he) dresses
(αυτό) γράφει	(it) writes
(εσύ) αθροίζεις	(you) sum up
(αυτή) απαντάει	(she) answers
(αυτό) ρωτάει	(it) asks
(αυτός) κατοικεί	(he lives
(αυτή) δημιουργεί	(she) creates

3) Rule

In the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural of the active voice, when before the verb there is the personal pronouns : «εμείς», «εσείς», «αυτοί, αυτές, αυτά» (we, you, these, they,that's all ) the ending «ε» is ALWAYS written «ε»

(εμείς) ντύνουμε	(we) dress
(εσείς) γράφετε	(you) write
(αυτοί-αυτές-αυτά) ακούνε	(they-they-they) listen
(εμείς) κατοικούμε	(we) reside
(εσείς) απαντάτε	(you) answer
(αυτοί-αυτές-αυτά) ρωτάνε	(they-they-they) ask

Author

➡ Marianthi

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