G R E E K  V E R B - L I S T
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This document uses a system of phonetic transcription called Sampa to represent the 
sounds of Greek. In this system, capital letters represent different sounds from 
small letters, and double quotes (") mean that the following syllable is 
stressed.

Verbs are grouped in this list according to the way in which they form their 
noncontinuous: the first column shows the continuous form, the second the 
noncontinuous. An asterisk (*) means that that verbs has a shortened form; 'x' 
means that the verb is of Class IIx.

Continuous      Noncontimuous   Meaning
----------      -------------   -------

1. Active Class I

Type a: zo becomes so

aGo"razo        aGo"raso        buy
Dokji"mazo      Dokji"maso      taste
el"pizo         el"piso         hope
Gno"rizo        Gno"riso        know (person)
jji"rizo        jji"riso        come back
kap"nizo        kap"niso        smoke
no"mizo         no"miso         have an opinion

Type b: no becomes so

a"fino          a"fiso          leave (something)
"dino           "diso           dress (someone)
"ftano          "ftaso          arrive
"GDino          "GDiso          undress (someone)
"klino          "kliso          shut
ksa"plono       ksa"ploso       lie down
"pCano          "pCaso          take
pli"rono        pli"roso        pay for
si"kono         si"koso         lift up
te"ljono        te"ljoso        finish
Ti"mono         Ti"moso         get angry
"xano           "xaso           lose

Type c: various endings become so

a"kuo *         a"kuso          hear, listen
"pefto          "peso           fall down

Type d: vo/po become pso

a"navo          a"napso         light
apaGo"revo      apaGo"repso     forbid
Du"levo         Du"lepso        work
epi"trepo       epi"trepso      allow
"Grafo          "Grapso         write
ko"ndevo        ko"ndepso       get near
"kovo           "kopso          cut
"krivo          "kripso         hide (something)
"lipo           "lipso          be absent
ma"zevo         ma"zepso        collect
pi"stevo        pi"stepso       believe
sko"pevo        sko"pepso       intend
Type e: zo becomes kso

a"lazo          a"lakso         change
fo"nazo         fo"nakso        call
kji"tazo        kji"takso       look

Type f: G/x/C become kso

a"niGo          a"nikso         open
"Dixno          "Dikso          show
"ftCaxno        "ftCakso        fix up
i"parCi         i"parksi        exist
pro"sexo        pro"sekso       pay attention
"trexo          "trekso         run

Type g: no change

a"reso          a"reso          be pleasing to
"exo            "exo            have
"fero           "fero           bring
"kano           "kano           do
"ksero          "ksero          know (fact)
peri"meno       peri"meno       wait for
"prepi          "prepi          it is necessary
"Telo *         "Telo           want

Type h: irregular, noncontinuous is Class IIx

"leGo *         "po  x          tell
"pino           "pCo x          drink
"vlepo          "Do  x          see
"vrisko         "vro x          find

Type i: irregular but like each other, noncontinuous is Class IIx

"beno           "bo     x       go in
"vjjeno         "vGo    x       go out
ana"veno        ane"vo  x       go up
kata"veno       kate"vo x       go down

Type j: irregular, change of vowel

"fevGo          "fiGo           go away
"meno           "mino           stay
"perno          "paro           take
"pleno          "plino          wash (something)
"stelno         "stilo          send

Type k: irregular, different stem

"Dino           "Doso           give
"fteo *         "ftekso         be at fault
katala"veno     kata"lavo       understand
"kjeo           "kapso          burn (something)
ma"Teno         "maTo           learn
pi"jjeno *      "pao *          go
"troGo *        "fao *          eat
"vazo           "valo           put on
"vGazo          "vGalo          take off
2. Active Class II

Type l: "o becomes "iso, noncontinuous is Class I

apa"ndo         apa"ndiso       answer
efxari"sto x    efxari"stiso    thank
kra"to          kra"tiso        hold
ksip"no         ksip"niso       wake up
mi"lo           mi"liso         talk
ro"to           ro"tiso         ask
siMfo"no        siMfo"niso      agree
stama"to        stama"tiso      stop
stenoxo"ro x    stenoxo"riso    annoy
Ti"mo           Ti"miso         remind
voi"To          voi"Tiso        help
xro"sto         xro"stiso       owe
zi"to           zi"tiso         look for
"zo        x    "ziso           live

Type m: "o becomes "aso/"eso, noncontinuous is Class I

bo"ro     x     bo"reso         be able
paraka"lo x     paraka"leso     request
per"no          pe"raso         pass by
pi"no           pi"naso         be hungry
sinxo"ro  x     sinxo"reso      excuse
xa"lo           xa"laso         ruin

3. Passive Class I

Type n: zome becomes "sTo

fa"ndazome      fanda"sTo x     imagine
Gno"rizome      Gnori"sTo x     be known
"vjjazome       vjja"sTo  x     be in a hurry
"xrjjazome      xrjja"sTo x     need

Type o: nome becomes "To

"dinome         di"To     x     dress oneself
"GDinome        GDi"To    x     undress oneself
pli"ronome      pliro"To  x     get paid
si"konome       siko"To   x     get up
"xanome         xa"To     x     get lost

Type p: vome/pome/ptome become "fTo

apaGo"revome    apaGore"fTo x   be forbidden
epi"trepome     epitre"fTo  x   be allowed
"krivome        kri"fTo     x   hide oneself
ma"zevome       maze"fTo    x   get picked up
"skjeptome      skje"fTo    x   cogitate

Type q: irregular, but all end in "o

"Cerome         xa"ro       x   be happy
"drepome        dropja"sTo  x   be ashamed
"fenome         fa"no       x   appear
"kjeome         ka"o        x   burn oneself
"plenome        pli"To      x   wash oneself
"stekome        sta"To      x   stand
"vriskome       vre"To      x   find oneself

4. Passive Class II

Type r: "ame becomes i"To

fo"vame         fovi"To  x      be afraid
kji"mame        kjimi"To x      sleep
li"pame         lipi"To  x      be sorry
Ti"mame         Timi"To  x      remember

Type s: "Ceme/"jjeme becomes i"To/e"To/e"sTo

kra"tCeme       krati"To     x  be held
paraka"ljeme    parakale"sTo x  be asked
stenoxo"rjjeme  stenoxori"To x  get annoyed
va"rjjeme       vare"To      x  get tired

5. Mixed

Type t: passive in continuous tenses, active in noncontinuous.

"erxome         "erTo           come
"jjinome        "jjino          become
"kaTome         ka"Tiso         sit