φταίω
Greek
Alternative forms
- πταίω (ptaío) (colloquially)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πταίω (ptaíō).
Pronunciation
Verb
φταίω • (ftaío) (past έφταιξα)
- (intransitive) be to blame, be at fault, be in the wrong
- Ποιος φταίει γι' αυτό το ατύχημα; ― Poios ftaíei gi' aftó to atýchima? ― Who is to blame for this accident?
- Αυτός έφταιγε αλλά δεν το παραδέχτηκε. ― Aftós éftaige allá den to paradéchtike. ― It was his fault but he wouldn't admit it.
- Φταίω εγώ που την άφησα να περπατήσει σπίτι; ― Ftaío egó pou tin áfisa na perpatísei spíti? ― Do you blame me for letting her walk home?
- (sometimes in past tenses) do wrong, do a misdeed
- Αν έφταιξα, ζήτω συγγνώμη. ― An éftaixa, zíto syngnómi. ― If I did wrong, I'm sorry.
- Τι σου έφταιξε το σκυλί και το δέρνεις; ― Ti sou éftaixe to skylí kai to dérneis? ― What did the dog do to you, that you're beating it?
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Further reading
- “φταίω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998