δύναμαι I can, I am able to
Easy to pronounce - and to remember, "can, able to" keeps that α in ALL of its forms:
Compare:
Present |
receives |
Who? |
is able to |
δέχ |
ομαι |
I |
δύνα |
μαι |
|
δέχ |
ει [εσαι] |
you (sg) |
δύνα |
σαι |
δέχ |
εται |
he, she, it |
δύνα |
ται |
δεχ |
όμεθα |
we |
δυνά |
́μεθα |
δέχ |
εσθε |
you (pl) |
δύνα |
σθε |
δέχ |
ονται |
they |
δύνα |
νται |
|
Imperfect |
was receiving |
Who? |
was able to |
ἐδεχ |
όμην |
I |
ἐδυνά |
μην |
|
ἐδέχ |
[εσο] ου |
you (sg) |
ἐδύνα
ἐδύνa |
σο or ω
|
ἐδέχ |
ετο |
he, she, it |
ἐδύνα |
το |
ἐδεχ |
όμεθα |
we |
ἐδυνά |
μεθα |
ἐδέχ |
εσθε |
you (pl) |
ἐδύνα |
σθε |
ἐδέχ |
οντο |
they |
ἐδύνα |
ντο |
|
Imperative |
receive! accept! |
|
be able! |
δέχ |
ου [εσο] |
you! (sg.) |
δύνα |
σο |
|
δέχ |
εσθε |
you! (pl.) |
δύνα |
σθε |
|
Infinitive |
to receive, accept |
|
to be able to |
δέχ |
εσθαι |
|
δύνα |
σθαι |
|
|
Participle |
receiving, accepting |
|
being able to |
δεχ |
όμενος |
|
δυνά |
μενος |
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Remember :
If there is a sigma between the thematic vowel and the ending, that sigma is dropped and the 2 vowels, for reasons of euphony, contract.
"You want" should be: - stem δεχ
- thematic vowel ε
- ending σαι
The sigma is dropped, leaving δεχ-ε-αι
The 2 adjacent vowels ε+α contract to
either η with the iota becoming subscript: -ῃ
or to ει.
δέχ-ε-σαι turns into δέχῃ or δέχει (which means that at some time the pronunciation of ῃ and ει must have been the same.)
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