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Look for γράφω → γράφεις : the stress comes before the final -ω . The group helps with present endings; other tenses may use a different stem. Check the tables below.
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 ψάλλω
These verbs share source references, but their forms and meanings may differ.
Learning Greek? How to use the tables Verb groups Verb terms explained πάλλω / πάλλομαι
Ενεστώτας — PresentΠαρατατικός — ImperfectΕξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας — Continuous futureΥποτακτική εξακολουθητική — Continuous subjunctiveUsage notes
Present · Ενεστώτας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iπάλλω
εσύ — youπάλλεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itπάλλει
εμείς — weπάλλουμε , πάλλομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)πάλλετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyπάλλουν (ε )
Imperfect · Παρατατικός
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iέπαλλα
εσύ — youέπαλλες
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itέπαλλε
εμείς — weπάλλαμε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)πάλλατε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyέπαλλαν , πάλλαν (ε )
Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iθα πάλλω
εσύ — youθα πάλλεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itθα πάλλει
εμείς — weθα πάλλουμε , θα πάλλομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)θα πάλλετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyθα πάλλουν (ε )
Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iνα πάλλω
εσύ — youνα πάλλεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itνα πάλλει
εμείς — weνα πάλλουμε , να πάλλομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)να πάλλετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyνα πάλλουν (ε )
Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση
Standard modern usage uses the present stem. A full perfective paradigm is not presented.
The middle has the same vibrating subject: πάλλομαι , πάλλεσαι , πάλλεται , παλλόμαστε , πάλλεστε , πάλλονται . Its imperfect is παλλόμουν , παλλόσουν , παλλόταν , παλλόμασταν , παλλόσασταν , πάλλονταν .
Η χορδή πάλλεται .
The string vibrates.
Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — πάλλομαι .
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