‘We’ complete the plural:
Now (with 4a) we fill in the gap
for verb endings, with –ο-μεν
= we.
Thus for
φέρω,
‘carry’, we learned
I carry |
φέρ -ω |
we carry |
φέρ –ο-μεν |
you carry |
φέρ -εις |
y’all carry |
φέρ –ε-τε |
s/he carries |
φέρ -ει |
they carry |
φέρ - ουσι |
This works for all the consonant-stem verbs:
ἄγω,
βαίνω,
βαδίζω,
ἐλαύνω,
καθίζω,
κτλ.
But for vowel-stem verbs, like
καλ-έ-ω,
οἰκ-έ-ω,
πον-έ-ω,
we have to contract:
ε
+
ο
à
ου
I love |
φιλ-έ-ω > φιλῶ |
we love |
φιλ-έ –ομεν > φιλοῦμεν |
you love |
φιλ-έ –εις > φιλεῖς |
y’all love |
φιλ-έ –ετε > φιλεῖτε |
s/he loves |
φιλ-έ –ει > φιλεῖ |
they love |
φιλ-έ –ουσι > φιλοῦσι |
And don’t forget the
irregular ‘be’=
εἰμί,
εἶ,
ἐστί,
with plurals
ἐσμέν,
ἐστέ,
εἰσί.