Aorist Tense:
Simple fact.
Once and for all.
Specific.
Once and for all.
Specific.
τί ἔμαθεν ἡ Μυρρίνη;
| ε | past tense marker |
| μαθ | aorist stem |
| ε(ν) | past tense ending, 3rd person singular |
Past tense marker: ἐ added to the front of the verb (if the verb starts with a consonant)
Special aorist stem: μαθ instead of μανθαν
Secondary endings for past tenses as opposed to primary endings for present and future
τί ἔμαθες;
οὐδὲν ἔμαθον I learnt nothing
τί ἐμάθετε;
οὐδὲν ἐμάθομεν we didn't learn anything
οἱ μαθηταὶ οὐδὲν ἔμαθον.
| Present Tense | Imperfect Tense | Aorist Tense | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| μανθάν | ω | ἐ | μάνθαν | ον | ἔ | μαθ | ον | I | learnt, came to know |
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| μανθάν | εις | ἐ | μάνθαν | ες | ἔ | μαθ | ες | you | |||
| μανθάν | ει | ἐ | μάνθαν | ε (ν) | ἔ | μαθ | ε (ν) | he | |||
| μανθάν | ομεν | ἐ | μανθάν | ομεν | ἐ | μάθ | ομεν | we | |||
| μανθάν | ετε | ἐ | μανθάν | ετε | ἐ | μάθ | ετε | you | |||
| μανθάν | ουσι (ν) | ἐ | μάνθαν | ον | ἔ | μαθ | ον | they | |||
Note the movable ν in the 3rd person singular used at the end of a clause, or before words starting with a vowel.
2nd aorist verbs (chapter 11)
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