πέφτω
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek πέφτω (péphtō), from Ancient Greek πίπτω (píptō) with regular dissimilation [pt] > [ft] and [i] > [e] based on the aorist stem πεσ- (pes-).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]πέφτω • (péfto) (past έπεσα, passive —, ppp πεσμένος)
Conjugation
[edit]πέφτω (active voice only plus passive perfect participle)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | πέφτω | πέσω | ||
| 2 sg | πέφτεις | πέσεις | ||
| 3 sg | πέφτει | πέσει | ||
| 1 pl | πέφτουμε, [‑ομε] | πέσουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | πέφτετε | πέσετε | ||
| 3 pl | πέφτουν(ε) | πέσουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | έπεφτα | έπεσα | ||
| 2 sg | έπεφτες | έπεσες | ||
| 3 sg | έπεφτε | έπεσε | ||
| 1 pl | πέφταμε | πέσαμε | ||
| 2 pl | πέφτατε | πέσατε | ||
| 3 pl | έπεφταν, πέφταν(ε) | έπεσαν, πέσαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα πέφτω ➤ | θα πέσω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα πέφτεις, … | θα πέσεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … πέσει | είμαι, είσαι, … πεσμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice) | ||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … πέσει | ήμουν, ήσουν, … πεσμένος, ‑η, ‑ο | ||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … πέσει | θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … πεσμένος, ‑η, ‑ο | ||
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | ||
| 2 sg | πέφτε | πέσε | ||
| 2 pl | πέφτετε | πέστε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | πέφτοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας πέσει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | πεσμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | πέσει | |||
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
Coordinate terms
[edit]- πετάω (petáo, “throw”)
Related terms
[edit]- πεφταστέρι n (peftastéri, “shooting star”)
compounds
and from πίπτω (pípto)
References
[edit]- ^ πέφτω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language