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 (στι(ν)

 

‘it is possible to sleep >> δυνατόν στι κατθεύδειν

 

‘it is possible to speak >> δυνατόν στι λέγειν