απεχθάνομαι — to loathe, detest

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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

αισθάνομαι

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

απεχθάνομαι — to loathe; to detest

This deponent verb has passive-looking endings but an active meaning. Standard usage has only the imperfective series: present, imperfect, continuous future and continuous subjunctive.

Present · Ενεστώτας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	απεχθάνομαι
εσύ — you	απεχθάνεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	απεχθάνεται
εμείς — we	απεχθανόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	απεχθάνεστε, απεχθανόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	απεχθάνονται

Imperfect · Παρατατικός

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	απεχθανόμουν(α)
εσύ — you	απεχθανόσουν(α)
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	απεχθανόταν(ε)
εμείς — we	απεχθανόμασταν
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	απεχθανόσασταν
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	απεχθάνονταν, απεχθανόντανε, απεχθανόντουσαν

Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	θα απεχθάνομαι
εσύ — you	θα απεχθάνεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	θα απεχθάνεται
εμείς — we	θα απεχθανόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	θα απεχθάνεστε, θα απεχθανόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	θα απεχθάνονται

Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	να απεχθάνομαι
εσύ — you	να απεχθάνεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	να απεχθάνεται
εμείς — we	να απεχθανόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	να απεχθάνεστε, να απεχθανόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	να απεχθάνονται

Imperative · Προστακτική

The direct plural form is απεχθάνεστε, but commands with this meaning are unusual. A natural negative instruction is μην απεχθάνεσαι / μην απεχθάνεστε.

Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση

No ordinary simple-past, perfect, past-perfect, simple-future or future-perfect paradigm is supplied. Do not invent perfective forms by analogy with other verbs.
For a past attitude use απεχθανόμουν; for a future attitude use θα απεχθάνομαι.
The participle απεχθανόμενος, απεχθανόμενη, απεχθανόμενο is formal. A clause with που is often more natural.

Απεχθάνομαι την αδικία.

I detest injustice.

Απεχθανόταν τα ψέματα.

He or she loathed lies.

Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — απεχθάνομαι.

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