εξανίσταμαι (eksanistamai) — to react indignantly; to protest strongly

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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

παρίσταμαι · υφίσταμαι

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

εξανίσταμαι means to react indignantly or protest strongly at something considered unacceptable. It is learned and does not ordinarily mean to stage a political revolt.

Present · Ενεστώτας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	εξανίσταμαι
εσύ — you	εξανίστασαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	εξανίσταται
εμείς — we	εξανιστάμεθα
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	εξανίστασθε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	εξανίστανται

Imperfect · Παρατατικός

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	εξανιστάμην
εσύ — you	εξανίστασο
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	εξανίστατο
εμείς — we	εξανιστάμεθα
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	εξανίστασθε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	εξανίσταντο

Simple past (aorist) · Αόριστος

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	—
εσύ — you	—
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	εξανέστη
εμείς — we	—
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	—
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	εξανέστησαν

Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	θα εξανίσταμαι
εσύ — you	θα εξανίστασαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	θα εξανίσταται
εμείς — we	θα εξανιστάμεθα
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	θα εξανίστασθε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	θα εξανίστανται

Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	να εξανίσταμαι
εσύ — you	να εξανίστασαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	να εξανίσταται
εμείς — we	να εξανιστάμεθα
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	να εξανίστασθε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	να εξανίστανται

Requests

A common negative request is μην εξανίστασαι, “do not get so indignant”. Positive commands are uncommon.

Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση

The present and imperfect preserve learned endings. The simple past is chiefly encountered in the third person εξανέστη / εξανέστησαν; other archaic personal forms are not presented as ordinary alternatives.
The table lists present-stem future and subjunctive forms. Rare perfective forms are omitted from the learner paradigm.
εξανιστάμενος, -η, -ο describes someone reacting indignantly.

Μην εξανίστασαι για μια απλή ερώτηση.

Do not get indignant over a simple question.

Εξανέστη όταν άκουσε την κατηγορία.

He reacted indignantly when he heard the accusation.

Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — εξανίσταμαι.

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