ευθύνομαι — to be responsible

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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.

ευθύνομαι means to be responsible for or to blame for something, usually with για. It often concerns responsibility for an undesirable result.

Present · Ενεστώτας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	ευθύνομαι
εσύ — you	ευθύνεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	ευθύνεται
εμείς — we	ευθυνόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	ευθύνεστε, ευθυνόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	ευθύνονται

Imperfect · Παρατατικός

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	ευθυνόμουν(α)
εσύ — you	ευθυνόσουν(α)
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	ευθυνόταν(ε)
εμείς — we	ευθυνόμασταν
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	ευθυνόσαστε, ευθυνόσασταν
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	ευθύνονταν, ευθυνόντανε, ευθυνόντουσαν

Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	θα ευθύνομαι
εσύ — you	θα ευθύνεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	θα ευθύνεται
εμείς — we	θα ευθυνόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	θα ευθύνεστε, θα ευθυνόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	θα ευθύνονται

Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	να ευθύνομαι
εσύ — you	να ευθύνεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	να ευθύνεται
εμείς — we	να ευθυνόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	να ευθύνεστε, να ευθυνόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	να ευθύνονται

Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση

This verb uses the present stem: present, imperfect, continuous future and continuous subjunctive. No ordinary simple-past or perfect series is supplied.
Its middle endings do not mean that someone is making the subject responsible. είμαι υπεύθυνος για … can express neutral responsibility more broadly.

Ποιος ευθύνεται για το λάθος;

Who is responsible for the mistake?

Δεν ευθυνόμουν εγώ για την καθυστέρηση.

I was not responsible for the delay.

Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — ευθύνομαι.

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Present · Ενεστώτας

Imperfect · Παρατατικός

Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας

Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική

Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση

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