verb
stem |
personal
ending sing. |
endings plural |
αἴρ- βαδίζ- ἐκ-βαίν- ἐλαύν- καθ-εύδ- καθ-ίζ- λέγ- παρ-εχ- σπεύδ- φέρ- |
-εις (you) / -ε
(do it!) -ει (s/he) |
-ετε (y’all) -ετε (y’all) -
ουσι(ν)
(they) |
The
list above includes only ‘consonant-stem’ verbs (as opposed to vowel-stems,
like καλέ-ω, later).
So
all you have to do is plug in the right ending.
(1)
Try to memorize the list (using first-person ending, -ω).
(2)
Then do the exercise (as much from memory as possible)
You
plural are walking _______
they
are sleeping _________
you
(people) are speaking ________
(you
plural) Hurry! _________
they
provide _________
(y’all)
Sit! _________
Lift!
(y’all) _________
they
are carrying _________
y’all
go out _________
you
(pl.) are speaking _________
they
hurry _________
verb
stem |
Infinitive
= ‘to (do/be)’ |
αἴρ- βαδίζ- ἐκ-βαίν- ἐλαύν- καθ-εύδ- καθ-ίζ- λέγ- παρ-εχ- σπεύδ- φέρ- |
-ειν (to
lift, walk, etc.) |
For
now the infinitive is used only with expressions such as
‘it is possible’ (one can)
δυνατόν (ἐστι(ν)
‘it is possible to sleep >>
δυνατόν ἐστι
κατθεύδειν
‘it is possible to speak >> δυνατόν
ἐστι
λέγειν