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.