Present Indicative
Active Voice
- -ω verbs
- Normal, uncontracted
- Contract -α verbs
- Contract -ε verbs
- Contract -ο verbs
- -μι verbs:
- -υμι: e.g to lose; to destroy ἀπόλλυμι
- -ημι:
- the -α- class: e.g. to fill πίμπλημι
the -α- class: e.g. to make stand ἱστημι
- the -ε- class: τίθημι
the -ε- class: ἵημι
- -ωμι. Only one verb: to give δίδωμι (and compounds of course)
- Various irregularities:
- The verb "to be" εἰμί
- The verb "to say" φημί
- The verb "to know" οἶδα
Middle/Passive Voice
- Regular -ω verbs
- -μι verbs:
- Some deponent verbes:
- I can, am able (to do something): δύναμαι
I know (because I've learnt): ἐπίσταμαι
- I lie (am positioned): κεῖμαι
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