Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Greek Verb Conjugator


This is a simple Modern Greek verb conjugator.
The conjugator can currently do 1080 verbs. 
You have to type in the first person present form of the verb to conjugate it in Greek. 
If you're totally out of ideas, some Greek verbs to try are:

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Basic words and phrases (for German students)


Für den Anfang...
Auf Wiedersehen Αντίο
Wie geht es dir? Τι κάνεις;
Ich mag Griechenland. Μου αρέσει η Ελλάδα
Ich möchte .... Θέλω.....
Ich hätte gerne .... Θα ήθελα
Es (das Wetter) ist kalt/heiß. Κάνει κρύο/ζέστη
Bitte/Gern geschehen Παρακαλώ
Danke  Ευχαριστώ
Sehr gut. Πολύ καλά


was? τι;
welcher/s? ποιο;
wo? πού;
wann? πότε;
wie viel? πόσο;
wer? ποιος;
warum? γιατί;
wie? πώς;
und και
nur μόνο
ein wenig λίγο
auch επίσης
aber αλλά
vielleicht ίσως


Monday, 25 June 2012

Verb conjunctions

In Greek verbs are divided into two conjunctions.  Two categories.  The first conjunction (α’ συζυγία) includes the verbs which are not stressed on the last syllable. The verbs of the second conjunction (β’ συζυγία) are always stressed on the last syllable.
The second conjunction is divided into two groups. In the first group are the verbs with the ending -α and in the second group the verbs with the ending –εί in present form of the indicative, third person singular. This will help you form the other tenses as well.
The tense for both conjunctions in the following examples is the Simple Present of the indicative. Later we will see the conjunctions for the other tenses.
First conjunction
Λύνω, solve.
Εγώλύν-ω
Εσύλύν-εις
Αυτός, αυτή, αυτόλύν-ει
Εμείςλύν-ουμε
Εσείςλύν-ετε
Αυτοί, αυτές, αυτάλύν-ουν
In order to conjugate the verbs we keep the verb without the ending and then we just add the suitable ending.
Second Conjunction, first group (-α).
Απαντώ, answer.
Εγώαπαντor απαντ-άω
Εσύαπαντ -άς
Αυτός, αυτή, αυτόαπαντ –άor απαντ-άει
Εμείςαπαντ –ούμεor απαντ-άμε
Εσείςαπαντ -άτε
Αυτοί, αυτές, αυτάαπαντ –ουνor απαντ-άνε
Do not forget that all the verbs of this category have two forms in all persons apart from the second person in both singular and plural. In Greek the first person of the verb functions as the infinitive.  Thus, the infinitive for the first group of the second conjunction can have two forms as well. Don’t get confused.
Second Conjunction, second group (-ει).
Λειτουργώ,operate.
Εγώλειτουργ
Εσύλειτουργ -είς
Αυτός, αυτή, αυτόλειτουργ –εί
Εμείςλειτουργ –ούμε
Εσείςλειτουργ -είτε
Αυτοί, αυτές, αυτάλειτουργ –ουν
Here are some verbs.
1st Conjunction2nd Conjunction , first group2nd Conjunction, second group
Γράφω = writeΑγαπώ = loveΑκολουθώ = follow
Σβήνω = eraseΦιλώ = kissΠαρατηρώ = observe
Παιζώ = playΚρατώ = holdΕποκοινωνώ = communicate
Πλένω = washΡωτώ, askΕξηγώ = explain
Αγοράζω = buyΣπαταλώ = wasteΣυγχωρώ = forgive
Πηγαίνω =  dieΜετρώ = countΠληροφορώ = inform
Μαθαίνω = learnΧαιρετώ = waveΟδηγώ = drive
Έχω = haveΠηδώ = jumpΟμολογώ = confess
Πιστεύω = believeΓελώ = laughΖώ = live
Φωνάζω = shoutΚολυμπώ = swimΔημιουργώ = create

Sunday, 24 June 2012

Personal pronouns, direct-indirect object


In Greek the direct and indirect pronoun are not the same like in English. 
For example in English we say : I met him and I talked to him.
Both direct and indirect object are the same. If you translate the same sentence to Greek:
Τον συνάντησα και του μίλησα
Here the “Τον is the direct object and the του is the indirect. I will give you a second example to understand it better:
Σε ικετεύω μην το κάνεις! - I beg you don’t do it!  Whom do I beg? -> you.
Σου έφερα φαγητό να φας.- I brought you food to eat. To whom I brought? ->to you

Thursday, 15 March 2012

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