ασχολούμαι

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσχολέομαι (askholéomai), ἀσχολοῦμαι (askholoûmai), itself from ἀ- (a-) (privative) + σχολή (skholḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.sxoˈlu.me/
  • Hyphenation: α‧σχο‧λού‧μαι

Verb

ασχολούμαι • (ascholoúmai) deponent (past ασχολήθηκα)

  1. to be busy with, be occupied with
    Με τι ασχολείστε; (formal)
    Me ti ascholeíste;
    What is your job?
    (literally, “What do you occupy yourself with?”)
  2. to be concerned, pay attention to
    Δεν ασχολούμαι καθόλου μ’ αυτά τα θέματα.
    Den ascholoúmai kathólou m’ aftá ta thémata.
    I am not concerned with these matters at all.

Conjugation

ασχολούμαι / ασχολιέμαι (deponent: passive forms only, class B & A1)
Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg ασχολούμαι - ασχολιέμαι ασχοληθώ
2 sg ασχολείσαι - ασχολιέσαι ασχοληθείς
3 sg ασχολείται - ασχολιέται ασχοληθεί
1 pl ασχολούμαστε - ασχολιόμαστε ασχοληθούμε
2 pl ασχολείστε, {ασχολείσθε} - ασχολιέστε, (‑ιόσαστε) ασχοληθείτε
3 pl ασχολούνται - ασχολιούνται, (‑ιόνται) ασχοληθούν(ε)
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg [ασχολούμουν(α)] - ασχολιόμουν(α) ασχολήθηκα
2 sg [ασχολούσουν(α)] - ασχολιόσουν(α) ασχολήθηκες
3 sg ασχολούνταν, {ασχολείτο}, [{ησχολείτο}] - ασχολιόταν(ε) ασχολήθηκε
1 pl ασχολούμασταν, (‑ούμαστε) - ασχολιόμασταν, (‑ιόμαστε) ασχοληθήκαμε
2 pl [ασχολούσασταν, [‑ούσαστε] - ασχολιόσασταν, (‑ιόσαστε) ασχοληθήκατε
3 pl ασχολούνταν, {ασχολούντο}, [{ησχολούντο}] - ασχολιόνταν(ε), ασχολιόντουσαν, ασχολιούνταν ασχολήθηκαν, ασχοληθήκαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα ασχολούμαι - ασχολιέμαι ➤ θα ασχοληθώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα ασχολείσαι - ασχολιέσαι, … θα ασχοληθείς, …
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, … ασχοληθεί
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, … ασχοληθεί
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … ασχοληθεί
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect Perfective aspect
2 sg — ασχολήσου
2 pl ασχολείστε, {ασχολείσθε} - ασχολιέστε ασχοληθείτε
Other forms Passive voice
Present participle ➤   ασχολούμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Perfect participle ➤   —
Nonfinite form ➤   ασχοληθεί
Notes  
 
Appendix:Greek verbs 		 • (…) optional or informal.   rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Not related to σχόλιο n (schólio, “comment”)

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