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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.
Learning Greek? How to use the tables Verb groups Verb terms explained μάχομαι
Ενεστώτας — PresentΠαρατατικός — ImperfectΕξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας — Continuous futureΥποτακτική εξακολουθητική — Continuous subjunctiveUsage notes
Present · Ενεστώτας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iμάχομαι
εσύ — youμάχεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itμάχεται
εμείς — weμαχόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)μάχεστε , μαχόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyμάχονται
Imperfect · Παρατατικός
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iμαχόμουν (α )
εσύ — youμαχόσουν (α )
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itμαχόταν (ε )
εμείς — weμαχόμασταν
εσείς — you (plural / polite)μαχόσαστε , μαχόσασταν
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyμάχονταν , μαχόντανε , μαχόντουσαν
Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iθα μάχομαι
εσύ — youθα μάχεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itθα μάχεται
εμείς — weθα μαχόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)θα μάχεστε , θα μαχόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyθα μάχονται
Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iνα μάχομαι
εσύ — youνα μάχεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itνα μάχεται
εμείς — weνα μαχόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)να μάχεστε , να μαχόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyνα 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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