φταίω

Greek

Alternative forms

• πταίω (ptaío)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πταίω (ptaíō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfteo]
• Hyphenation: φταί‧ω

Verb

φταίω • (ftaío) (past έφταιξα)

1. (intransitive) to 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?

2. (sometimes in past tenses) to 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?

Conjugation

φταίω

	Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	φταίω	φταίξω
2 sg	φταις	φταίξεις
3 sg	φταίει	φταίξει
1 pl	φταίμε	φταίξουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl	φταίτε	φταίξετε
3 pl	φταίνε, φταιν	φταίξουν(ε)
Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	έφταιγα	έφταιξα
2 sg	έφταιγες	έφταιξες
3 sg	έφταιγε	έφταιξε
1 pl	φταίγαμε	φταίξαμε
2 pl	φταίγατε	φταίξατε
3 pl	έφταιγαν, φταίγαν, φταίγανε	έφταιξαν, φταίξαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα φταίω ➤	θα φταίξω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα φταίεις, …	θα φταίξεις, …
	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … φταίξει
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … φταίξει
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … φταίξει
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	—	φταίξε
2 pl	φταίτε	φταίξτε
Other forms
Active present participle ➤	φταίγοντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤	έχοντας φταίξει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤	—
Nonfinite form ➤	φταίξει
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.

Derived terms

• άπταιστος (áptaistos, “fluent, perfect”, adjective)
• φταίχτης m (ftaíchtis, “culprit”)
• φταίχτρα f (ftaíchtra, “culprit”)

Further reading

• φταίω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.