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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.
Learning Greek? How to use the tables Verb groups Verb terms explained οδύρομαι
Ενεστώτας — PresentΠαρατατικός — ImperfectΕξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας — Continuous futureΥποτακτική εξακολουθητική — Continuous subjunctiveUsage notes
Present · Ενεστώτας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iοδύρομαι
εσύ — youοδύρεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itοδύρεται
εμείς — weοδυρόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)οδύρεστε , οδυρόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyοδύρονται
Imperfect · Παρατατικός
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iοδυρόμουν (α )
εσύ — youοδυρόσουν (α )
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itοδυρόταν (ε )
εμείς — weοδυρόμασταν
εσείς — you (plural / polite)οδυρόσασταν
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyοδύρονταν
Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iθα οδύρομαι
εσύ — youθα οδύρεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itθα οδύρεται
εμείς — weθα οδυρόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)θα οδύρεστε , θα οδυρόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyθα οδύρονται
Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iνα οδύρομαι
εσύ — youνα οδύρεσαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itνα οδύρεται
εμείς — weνα οδυρόμαστε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)να οδύρεστε , οδυρόσαστε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyνα οδύρονται
Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση
This verb is used with the present stem; the table shows present, imperfect, continuous future, and continuous subjunctive.
Κλαίει και οδύρεται .
He/she is weeping and wailing.
Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — οδύρομαι .
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