μάχομαι (maxomai) — to fight

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This verb uses middle/passive forms. Endings such as -μαι do not automatically mean “is done by someone”: θυμάμαι means “I remember”. Read this verb’s English meaning and usage notes.

How to read the verb tables

Start with the present. Find the row for the person you mean: εγώ (I), εσύ (you, singular), αυτός/αυτή/αυτό (he/she/it), εμείς (we), εσείς (you, plural or polite), αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά (they). Greek often leaves out these pronouns because the ending shows the person.

Continuous: over time or repeatedly: έγραφα — I was writing / used to write; θα γράφω — I will be writing. The imperfect is the continuous past.
Simple: an action viewed as a whole: έγραψα — I wrote; θα γράψω — I will write. “Simple” does not mean the action must be short.
Perfect: completed by a reference point: έχω γράψει — I have written; είχα γράψει — I had written; θα έχω γράψει — I will have written.
Subjunctive: forms with να: θέλω να γράφω κάθε μέρα — I want to write every day; θέλω να γράψω ένα μήνυμα — I want to write a message. The sentence supplies the time; the forms distinguish repeated activity from an action viewed as a whole.
Imperative: instructions or requests: γράφε κάθε μέρα — write every day; γράψε το όνομά σου — write your name. These show continuous and simple instructions.
Active and middle/passive: form and meaning: γράφω — I write; γράφεται — it is written. But a middle/passive ending does not always express a passive meaning: έρχομαι means I come.

Alternative forms: commas or slashes separate alternatives. Parentheses mark optional letters, for example γράφουν(ε) means γράφουν or γράφουνε. Alternatives can differ in style or context, so read any usage note before choosing.

A dash or a missing table means a form is not supplied here. Check the entry’s notes; it does not by itself prove that every omitted form is impossible.

Other verbs with the same source references

ανέχομαι · δέχομαι · παραδέχομαι

These verbs share source references, but their forms and meanings may differ.

μάχομαι means to fight, combat, or strive. It has middle endings and active meaning.

Present · Ενεστώτας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	μάχομαι
εσύ — you	μάχεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	μάχεται
εμείς — we	μαχόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	μάχεστε, μαχόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	μάχονται

Imperfect · Παρατατικός

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	μαχόμουν(α)
εσύ — you	μαχόσουν(α)
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	μαχόταν(ε)
εμείς — we	μαχόμασταν
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	μαχόσαστε, μαχόσασταν
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	μάχονταν, μαχόντανε, μαχόντουσαν

Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	θα μάχομαι
εσύ — you	θα μάχεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	θα μάχεται
εμείς — we	θα μαχόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	θα μάχεστε, θα μαχόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	θα μάχονται

Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	να μάχομαι
εσύ — you	να μάχεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	να μάχεται
εμείς — we	να μαχόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	να μάχεστε, να μαχόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	να μάχονται

Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση

Standard usage is based on the present stem. The table therefore shows present, imperfect, continuous future, and continuous subjunctive, without inventing an aorist or perfect.

Μάχονται για την ελευθερία.

They are fighting for freedom.

Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — μάχομαι.

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