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Ancient Greek impersonal verbs[edit | edit source]
Some phrases don't really have a subject at all; they just express motion. We refer to these as impersonal sentences. Greek had a wide variety of impersonal verbs that may be used, as well as certain verbs that had no other purpose.
| Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| δοκεῖ | It seems (best) |
| ἔξεστι | It is possible |
| πάρεστι | It belongs |
| πρέπει | It is fitting |
| προσήκει | It concerns |
| συμφέρει | It is profitable /expedient / useful |
| Meaning (present tense) | Verb |
|---|---|
| It is raining | ὕει, ὕσει, --, --, ὗσται, ὕσθη |
| It is snowing | νείφει, νείψει, ἔνειψε(ν) |
| Greek | English |
|---|---|
| δεῖ με, δεήσει, ἔδει | It is necessary for me or I must |
| χρὴ με, ἐχρῆν or χρῆν | It is necessary for me or I must |
| ἔξεστι μοι, ἐξέσται, ἐξῆν | It is possible for me or I can |
| πάρεστι, παρέσται , παρῆν | It is possible for me or I can |
| δοκεῖ μοι, δόξει, ἔδοξε | It seems good to me or I decide |
| πρέπει μοι | It befits me or It is proper/right for me |
| προσήκει μοι | It concerns me |
| συμφέρει μοι | It is useful for me |
| λυσιτέλει μοι | It is profitable for me |
| Μεταμέλει μοι τίνος | I regret something (gen) or I repent |
| Μέλει μοι τίνος | It concerns me or I care about something (gen) |
| Μέτεστι μοι τίνος | I have a share of something (gen) |
| Χρή σε ταῦτα δρᾶν | You should have done this |
| ἐχρῆν / χρῆν σε ταῦτα δρᾶν | You should have done this |
| παράσχον | An opportunity offering |
| εἰρημένον | It having been stated / laid down |
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Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Verb λύω: active voice
- Interrogative Pronouns
- Greek Punctuation
- Endings of the third declensions
- The degrees of adjectives in Ancient Greek
- Negation
- Accents in Ancient Greek
- Structure and constituents of verb
- Ancient Greek : Second Declension
- Ancient Greek Interjections