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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ταλαντεύομαι (talanteúomai).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.lanˈde.vo.me/
- Hyphenation: τα‧λα‧ντεύ‧ο‧μαι
Verb
ταλαντεύομαι • (talantévomai) deponent (past ταλαντεύτηκα/ταλαντεύθηκα)
- to oscillate (to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm)
- to sway, to vacillate (to move or swing from side to side, or backward and forward, or unsteadily; to rock)
- to vacillate, to waver (to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another)
- Near-synonym: διστάζω (distázo)
Conjugation
ταλαντεύομαι (deponent: passive forms only)
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Passive voice ➤
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| Indicative mood ➤
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Imperfective aspect ➤
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Perfective aspect ➤
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| Non-past tenses ➤
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Present ➤
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Dependent ➤
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ταλαντεύομαι
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ταλαντευτώ, ταλαντευθώ
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| 2 sg
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ταλαντεύεσαι
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ταλαντευτείς, ταλαντευθείς
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| 3 sg
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ταλαντεύεται
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ταλαντευτεί, ταλαντευθεί
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ταλαντευόμαστε
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ταλαντευτούμε, ταλαντευθούμε
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ταλαντεύεστε, ταλαντευόσαστε
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ταλαντευτείτε, ταλαντευθείτε
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ταλαντεύονται
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ταλαντευτούν(ε), ταλαντευθούν(ε)
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| Past tenses ➤
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Imperfect ➤
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Simple past ➤
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| 1 sg
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ταλαντευόμουν(α)
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ταλαντεύτηκα, ταλαντεύθηκα
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ταλαντευόσουν(α)
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ταλαντεύτηκες, ταλαντεύθηκες
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ταλαντευόταν(ε)
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ταλαντεύτηκε, ταλαντεύθηκε
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ταλαντευόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)
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ταλαντευτήκαμε, ταλαντευθήκαμε
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ταλαντευόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)
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ταλαντευτήκατε, ταλαντευθήκατε
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ταλαντεύονταν, (ταλαντευόντουσαν)
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ταλαντεύτηκαν, ταλαντευτήκαν(ε),
ταλαντεύθηκαν, ταλαντευθήκαν(ε)
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Continuous ➤
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Simple ➤
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| 1 sg
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θα ταλαντεύομαι ➤
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θα ταλαντευτώ / ταλαντευθώ ➤
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| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl
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θα ταλαντεύεσαι, …
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θα ταλαντευτείς / ταλαντευθείς, …
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Perfect aspect ➤
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| Present perfect ➤
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έχω, έχεις, … ταλαντευτεί / ταλαντευθεί
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| Past perfect ➤
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είχα, είχες, … ταλαντευτεί / ταλαντευθεί
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| Future perfect ➤
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θα έχω, θα έχεις, … ταλαντευτεί / ταλαντευθεί
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| Subjunctive mood ➤
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Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
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| Imperative mood ➤
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Imperfective aspect
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Perfective aspect
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| 2 sg
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ταλαντεύσου
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ταλαντεύεστε
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ταλαντευτείτε, ταλαντευθείτε
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| Other forms
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Passive voice
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| Present participle ➤
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| Perfect participle ➤
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| Nonfinite form ➤
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ταλαντευτεί, ταλαντευθεί
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Notes
Appendix:Greek verbs
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• (…) optional or informal. rare. {…} learned, archaic.
• Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
• Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.
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