Inherited from Byzantine Greek τσούζω (tsoúzō, “to hurt, to burn as punishment”), from τσούκζω (tsoúkzō), possibly from Ancient Greek σίζω (sízō, “to hiss, to sizzle, especially of the noise made by plunging hot metal into cold water”).[1]
τσούζω • (tsoúzo) (past έτσουξα, passive —) (transitive, intransitive, chiefly in the third person)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | τσούζω | τσούξω | ||
| 2 sg | τσούζεις | τσούξεις | ||
| 3 sg | τσούζει | τσούξει | ||
| 1 pl | τσούζουμε, [‑ομε] | τσούξουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | τσούζετε | τσούξετε | ||
| 3 pl | τσούζουν(ε) | τσούξουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | έτσουζα | έτσουξα | ||
| 2 sg | έτσουζες | έτσουξες | ||
| 3 sg | έτσουζε | έτσουξε | ||
| 1 pl | τσούζαμε | τσούξαμε | ||
| 2 pl | τσούζατε | τσούξατε | ||
| 3 pl | έτσουζαν, τσούζαν(ε) | έτσουξαν, τσούξαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα τσούζω ➤ | θα τσούξω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα τσούζεις, … | θα τσούξεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … τσούξει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … τσούξει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … τσούξει | |||
| 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 | έτσουζε | έτσουξε | ||
| 2 pl | τσούζετε | τσούξτε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | τσούζοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας τσούξει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | τσούξει | |||
| 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. | |||