verbs

Cards (46)

  • ἀλλάττω, ἀλλάξω, ἤλλαξα,
    ἤλλαχα, ἤλλαγμαι,
    ἠλλάχθην/ἠλλάγην mid+acc or gen
    change (for myself); take (something [acc]) in exchange for (something [gen])
  • γράφω, γράψω, ἔγραψα,
    γέγραφα, γέγραμμαι,
    ἐγράφην mid
    indict
  • κομίζω, κομιῶ, ἐκόμισα,
    κεκόμικα, κεκόμισμαι,
    ἐκομίσθην mid
    acquire
  • παιδεύω, παιδεύσω, ἐπαίδευσα,
    πεπαίδευκα, πεπαίδευμαι,
    ἐπαιδεύθην mid
    have someone taught
  • πείθω, πείσω, ἔπεισα, πέπεικα/
    πέποιθα, πέπεισμαι, ἐπείσθην mid +dat
    obey; perfect +dat = trust
  • προσποιέω mid +inf
    pretend (to)
  • τρέπω, τρέψω, ἔτρεψα,
    τέτροφα, τέτραμμαι,
    ἐτρέφθην mid or pass
    betake oneself, move
  • φυλάττω, φυλάξω, ἐφύλαξα,
    πεφύλαχα, πεφύλαγμαι,
    ἐφυλάχθην mid
    be on guard against
  • φυλάττω, φυλάξω, ἐφύλαξα,
    πεφύλαχα, πεφύλαγμαι,
    ἐφυλάχθην (with εἰς + acc.)
    look at
  • γελάω, γελάσομαι, ἐγέλασα, —, —,
    ἐγελάσθην (with
    ἐπί + dat.)
    laugh at, ridicule
  • δουλεύω, δουλεύσω, ἐδούλευσα,
    δεδούλευκα, δεδούλευμαι,
    ἐδουλεύθην (+ dat.)

    be a slave (to), serve
  • εἰμί (third-pers. sg. with acc. + infin.)
    it is possible (to)
  • ἔσχον (aorist ἔχω)
    I got hold of
  • μένω, μενῶ, ἔμεινα, μεμένηκα,
    —, — (+acc.)
    wait for
  • principal parts
    1st - present active indicative; 2nd - future active indicative; 3rd - first aorist active indicative; 4th - perfect active indicative; 5th - perfect mid/pass indicative; 6th - first aorist pass indicative
  • future perfect verbs
    future perfect tense of εἰμί combined with a perfect participle; relatively rare
  • active participles
    verbal adjectives; used 3rd declension endings for masculine and neuter forms, and 1st declension switch endings for the feminine forms
  • mid/pass participles
    used 2nd declension endings for masculine and neuter forms and 1st declension η endings for feminine forms
  • participle tense
    relative to that of the main verb according to sequence of tenses
  • attributive participles
    translated as relative clauses
  • circumstantial participles
    predicate position; join the noun the describe the circumstances under which the sentence's main action takes place
  • deponent verbs
    look mid/pass, always active; middle deponents have an aorist middle; passive deponents have an aorist passive; must be learned from principal parts
  • the subjunctive mood
    indicates that the action is conceivable but not actual; translated with may, would, might; tenses show aspect not time; primary endings with lengthened thematic vowel; aorist subjunctives never augmented
  • independent uses of the subjunctive
    hortatory, prohibitive, deliberative
  • hortatory subjunctive
    operates like a first person imperative; urge to do something; μή for negative; present - continue to; aorist - on this occasion
  • prohibitive subjunctive
    aorist subjunctive in the 2nd or 3rd person preceded with μή operates as a negative imperative; preferred over aorist imperative
  • deliberative subjunctive
    1st person in a question; indicates deliberation; negative uses μή; present - habitually; aorist - on this occasion
  • the optative mood
    for future events that may, can, or should happen; tenses show aspect not time; independent uses do not apply to future or future perfect tenses; uses secondary endings; thematic vowels
  • independent uses of the optative
    wishes and potential
  • optative wishes
    express a wish or a curse; may or may not be capable of fulfillment; often introduced by εἴθε or εἰ γάρ (if only, would that); negatives use μή; present - continuation; aorist - on this occasion
  • potential optative
    particle ἄν indicates potentiality; negatives use οὐ; ἄν generally comes right after the verb; present - continuation/habitually; aorist - starting/on this occasion
  • αἱρέω, αἱρήσω, εἷλον (stem = ἑλ-),
    ᾕρηκα, ᾕρηµαι, ᾑρέθην (mid)
    choose
  • ἀγαπάω, ἀγαπήσω, ἠγάπησα,
    ἠγάπηκα, ἠγάπηµαι, ἠγαπήθην (+inf or supp part)
    be fond of, be content to
  • οὔ φηµι
    deny
  • αἰσθάνοµαι, αἰσθήσοµαι,
    ᾐσθόµην, —, ᾔσθηµαι, — (+acc or gen)
    perceive, sense
  • πυνθάνοµαι, πεύσοµαι,
    ἐπυθόµην, —, πέπυσµαι, — (+gen or acc)
    inquire (gen), learn (about), hear (about)
  • µανθάνω, µαθήσοµαι, ἔµαθον,
    µεµάθηκα, —, — (+inf)
    learn how to
  • δεῖ, δεήσει, ἐδέησε(ν), —, —, — (+gen) or (+acc & inf)
    there is need of, it is necessary to, one must
  • δοκέω, δόξω, ἔδοξα, —,
    δέδογµαι, ἐδόχθην (+comp inf) or (3rd s + subj inf)
    seem to, it seems to, it seems good to
  • ἔξεστι(ν), ἐξέσται, —, —,—, — (+dat & inf)
    it is possible to