Inherited from Ancient Greek ποθῶ (pothô),[1] contracted form of ποθέω (pothéō).
ποθώ • (pothó) (past πόθησα, passive —) (transitive)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | ποθώ | ποθήσω | ||
| 2 sg | ποθείς | ποθήσεις | ||
| 3 sg | ποθεί | ποθήσει | ||
| 1 pl | ποθούμε | ποθήσουμε, [-ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | ποθείτε | ποθήσετε | ||
| 3 pl | ποθούν(ε) | ποθήσουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | ποθούσα | πόθησα | ||
| 2 sg | ποθούσες | πόθησες | ||
| 3 sg | ποθούσε | πόθησε | ||
| 1 pl | ποθούσαμε | ποθήσαμε | ||
| 2 pl | ποθούσατε | ποθήσατε | ||
| 3 pl | ποθούσαν(ε) | πόθησαν, ποθήσαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα ποθώ ➤ | θα ποθήσω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα ποθείς, … | θα ποθήσεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … ποθήσει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … ποθήσει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … ποθήσει | |||
| 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 | — | πόθησε | ||
| 2 pl | ποθείτε | ποθήστε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | ποθώντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας ποθήσει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | ποθήσει | |||
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• Also has passive present participle ποθούμενος. • (…) optional or informal. rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||