τρομάζω

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek τρομάζω (tromázō) form the Ancient Greek τρομάσσω (tromássō)[1] from τρομέω (troméō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /troˈma.zo/
  • Hyphenation: τρο‧μά‧ζω

Verb

τρομάζω • (tromázo) (past τρόμαξα, passive —)

  1. (transitive) to frighten, scare, terrify, spook (cause to feel fear)
    Ο αδελφός μου με τρόμαξε· εμφανίστηκε ξαφνικά κάτω από το κρεββάτι μου.
    O adelfós mou me trómaxe; emfanístike xafniká káto apó to krevváti mou.
    My brother scared me; he popped out from under my bed suddenly.
  2. (intransitive) to be frightened, be scared, be terrified, be spooked
    Τρόμαξα όταν είδα ελάφι μπροστά μου στο δρόμο.
    Trómaxa ótan eída eláfi brostá mou sto drómo.
    I was frightened when I saw a deer in front of me on the road.
  3. (intransitive, followed by να (na)) have a job (have great difficulty in order to)
    Τρομάξαμε να σε βρούμε!
    Tromáxame na se vroúme!
    We had a job finding you!

Conjugation

τρομάζω   (active forms only plus passive perfect participle)
Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg τρομάζω τρομάξω
2 sg τρομάζεις τρομάξεις
3 sg τρομάζει τρομάξει
1 pl τρομάζουμε, [‑ομε] τρομάξουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl τρομάζετε τρομάξετε
3 pl τρομάζουν(ε) τρομάξουν(ε)
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg τρόμαζα τρόμαξα
2 sg τρόμαζες τρόμαξες
3 sg τρόμαζε τρόμαξε
1 pl τρομάζαμε τρομάξαμε
2 pl τρομάζατε τρομάξατε
3 pl τρόμαζαν, τρομάζαν(ε) τρόμαξαν, τρομάξαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα τρομάζω ➤ θα τρομάξω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα τρομάζεις, … θα τρομάξεις, …
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, … τρομάξει    είμαι, είσαι, … τρομαγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice)
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, … τρομάξει    ήμουν, ήσουν, … τρομαγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … τρομάξει    θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … τρομαγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
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 τρόμαζε τρόμαξε, τρόμαχ' 1
2 pl τρομάζετε τρομάξτε, τρομάχτε2
Other forms
Active present participle ➤   τρομάζοντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤   έχοντας τρομάξει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤ τρομαγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Nonfinite form ➤   τρομάξει
Notes  
 
Appendix:Greek verbs 		 1. Colloquial apocopic perfective imperative + accusative of article & noun or weak pronouns e.g. τρόμαχ' τον ("scare him!")
 2. Colloquial.
 • (…) optional or informal.   rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ τρομάζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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