From Byzantine Greek , from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω (lambánō). Doublet of λαμβάνω (lamváno).
λαβαίνω • (lavaíno) (past έλαβα, passive —)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | λαβαίνω (λαμβάνω →) | λάβω | ||
| 2 sg | λαβαίνεις | λάβεις | ||
| 3 sg | λαβαίνει | λάβει | ||
| 1 pl | λαβαίνουμε | λάβουμε | ||
| 2 pl | λαβαίνετε | λάβετε | ||
| 3 pl | λαβαίνουν(ε) | λάβουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | λάβαινα | έλαβα | ||
| 2 sg | λάβαινες | έλαβες | ||
| 3 sg | λάβαινε | έλαβε | ||
| 1 pl | λαβαίναμε | λάβαμε | ||
| 2 pl | λαβαίνατε | λάβατε | ||
| 3 pl | λάβαιναν, λαβαίναν(ε) | έλαβαν, λάβαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα λαβαίνω ➤ | θα λάβω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα λαβαίνεις, … | θα λάβεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … λάβει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … λάβει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … λάβει | |||
| 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 | λάβαινε | λάβε | ||
| 2 pl | λαβαίνετε | λάβετε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | λαβαίνοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας λάβει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | λάβει | |||
| 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. | |||