Unit 23
| Learner's Key | |||
| prefer | active | προτιμώ | |
| block | obstruct, stop, prevent | εμποδίζω | |
| climb | active | ανεβαίνω | |
| support | active | υποστηρίζω | |
| meet | active | συναντώ | |
| wash | active | πλένω | |
| understand | active | καταλαβαίνω | |
| catch | grab, active | πιανω | |
| win | νικώ | κερδίζω | |
| comb | active, look for in modals | χτενίζω | |
| introduce | active | συστήνω | |
| begin | start, active | ξεκινώ | |
| recognise | active | αναγνωρίζω | |
| recognise | know a person, active | γνωρίζω | |
| order | active | παραγγέλνω | |
| sell | active | πουλάω | |
| answer | active | απαντώ | |
| cut | active | κόβω | |
| keep | hold, active | κραταω | |
| climb down | active | κατεβαινω | |
| go on | continue ,active | συνεχίζω | |
| spend | money, active | ξοδευω | |
| spend | for time, active | περνάω | |
| in pain | it hurts, I'm hurt | πονάει | |
| hurt | verb, I hurt something | πονάω | |
| go out | exit, verb | βγαίνω | |
| come (in) | enter, verb | μπαίνω (μέσα) | |
| deserve | worth, cost, active | αξιζω | |
| enough | adjective | αρκετά | |
| Passive verbs | |||
| be | from: I am, passive only | είμαι | |
| become | passive only | γίνομαι | |
| come | passive only | έρχομαι | |
| seem | I look like, passive | φαινομαι | |
| rest | passive only | ξεκουράζομαι | |
| promise | passive only | υπόσχομαι | |
| visit | passive only | επισκέπτομαι | |
| dream | passive only | ονειρεύομαι | |
| imagine | passive only | φαντάζομαι | |
| remember | passive only | θυμάμαι | |
| need | passive only | χρειάζομαι | |
| (get) bored | I'm bored, passive | βαριέμαι | |
| think | active - νομίζω | σκέπτομαι | |
| sleep | passive only | κοιμάμαι | |
| accept | receive, active - λαμβάνω | δέχομαι | |
| accept | παραδέχομαι | αποδέχομαι | |
| work | active - δουλεύω | εργάζομαι | |
| sit | passive only | κάθομαι | |
| respect | active - εκτιμώ | σέβομαι | |
| deny | passive only | αρνούμαι | |
| go on | continue, passive only | συνεχίζομαι | |
| wish | active - επιθυμώ | εύχομαι | |
Active and passive verbs simply switch the focus:
Εγώ πλένω τα ρούχα μου - I wash my cloths.
Τα ρούχα μου πλένονται - My cloths are washed. Notice that the form of the verb now agrees to the object of the action.
Some verbs don't have active forms, they express a state of being - κοιμάμαι (sleep), sit (κάθομαι), wish (εύχομαι), dream (ονειρεύομαι) etc.
As you now see much more passive verbs, let me remind you how the present simple is formed:
The full article on Present Simple is in Unit 3.
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