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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pré.peː/ → /ˈpre.pi/ → /ˈpre.pi/
Verb
πρέπει • (prépei)
- third-person singular present indicative active of πρέπω (prépō)
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from third-person singular πρέπει (prépei) of Ancient Greek πρέπω (prépō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾe.pi/
- Hyphenation: πρέ‧πει
Verb
πρέπει • (prépei) impersonal (imperfect έπρεπε) (found only in the 3rd person)
- (+ genitive personal pronoun, personal use) to be fit for, to be worthy of, deserve
Του πρέπουν μεγάλες τιμές· πρέπει να πάρει βραβείο Νόμπελ.- Tou prépoun megáles timés; prépei na párei vraveío Nómpel.
- Great honours are fitting for him; he must receive a Nobel prize.
- (singular only, impersonal use) must, have to, ought
- πρέπει να πω πως… ― prépei na po pos… ― I must say that…
- Δεν πρέπει να λες ψέματα. ― Den prépei na les psémata. ― Υou ought not to lie.
Conjugation
πρέπει active 3rd person forms
- διαπρέπω (diaprépo, “distinguish”)
- ευπρεπίζω (efprepízo, “to tidy up”)
- καθωσπρέπει (kathosprépei, “seemly”, adverb)
- καθωσπρεπισμός m (kathosprepismós, “priggishness”)
- -πρέπεια f (-prépeia)
- -πρεπής (-prepís)
- -πρεπος (-prepos)
- πρεπούμενος (prepoúmenos, “fitting”) (vernacular)
- πρέπων (prépon, “fitting, suitable”, participle) (formal) πρέπουσα (prépousa), πρέπον (prépon)
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