οικονομάω — meaning and conjugation pattern

Meaning

to get (money, supplies, work, etc); and see: οικονομώ (oikonomó):

informal

Key forms

These forms are for οικονομάω in the active voice.

TenseFirst-person singular (“I”)
Presentοικονομάω
Imperfectοικονομούσα, οικονόμαγα
Simple past (aorist)οικονόμησα
Simple futureθα οικονομήσω

How to use the conjugation model

Compare the active column of αγαπώ / αγαπάω (Conjugation II — Pattern A). The linked table shows that example verb.

Keep the stems and stress shown above for οικονομάω. Use the example to compare person endings. A similar pattern does not mean that every alternative or expression in the example applies to this verb.

This entry covers the informal -άω pattern: οικονομάω, οικονομάς. Use the key forms below; the shorter variant κονομάω is also common in informal speech.

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