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Term |
Explanation |
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aspect |
property of verbs indicating that the action is completed (perfective) or in progress/repeated (imperfective) |
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conditional |
tense describing actions which would occur given certain conditions (eg 'I would get wet if it rained'). |
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deponent |
a verb which does not have active forms (although the verb may in fact translate to an English verb which is active in meaning). |
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gerund |
verb form with an adverbial function (eg 'Reading the sign, I saw that the shop was closed today'). |
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imperative |
verb form indicating a command (eg 'Write this down'). |
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imperfective |
aspect of a verb indicating that the action it describes is either incomplete or repeated. Can also be referred to as 'continuous'. |
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impersonal (verb) |
verb which only has 3rd person singular forms, and no subject (eg 'it rains', 'it is necessary') |
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indicative |
mood where a verb makes a statement of fact rather than a wish or intention. |
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mood |
property indicating how the information represented by a verb should be treated - as a statement of fact (indicative), as a wish (subjunctive), or as a command (imperative). |
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participle |
verb form with an adjectival function (eg 'I am tired') |
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perfective |
aspect of a verb indicating that the action it describes is completed. Can also be referred to as 'simple'. |
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periphrastic |
verb form consisting of more than one word (eg 'θα είμαι') |
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pluperfect |
tense describing actions already completed at the time in question (eg 'They had cleaned the car by the time Dad came home'). |
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reflexive (verb) |
verb where the action is performed by the subject on itself (eg 'I sit down'). Often such verbs are followed in English by myself, yourself etc. |
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subjunctive |
mood where a verb conveys a wish or plan. Such verb forms are usually introduced using να or ας. (This mood is almost non-existent in English, but survives in forms such as 'I wish that she be here soon') |
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