φαίνομαι

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φαίνομαι • (phaínomai)

  1. first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of φαίνω (phaínō)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαίνομαι (phaínomai), mediopassive form of the active φαίνω (phaínō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfe.no.me/
  • Hyphenation: φαί‧νο‧μαι

Verb

φαίνομαι • (faínomai) deponent (past φάνηκα)

  1. to seem, appear
    Ο Γιώργος φαίνεται άρρωστος σήμερα. ― O Giórgos faínetai árrostos símera. ― George seems ill today.
    αυτά μου φαίνονται κινέζικα ― aftá mou faínontai kinézika ― it's all Greek to me (literally, “this seems Chinese to me”)
  2. to appear
    Το πλοίο φαίνεται στον ορίζοντα. ― To ploío faínetai ston orízonta. ― The ship appears on the horizon.

Conjugation

φαίνομαι   (deponent: passive forms only)
Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg φαίνομαι φανώ
2 sg φαίνεσαι φανείς
3 sg φαίνεται φανεί
1 pl φαινόμαστε φανούμε
2 pl φαίνεστε, φαινόσαστε φανείτε
3 pl φαίνονται φανούν(ε)
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg φαινόμουν(α) φάνηκα
2 sg φαινόσουν(α) φάνηκες
3 sg φαινόταν(ε) φάνηκε
1 pl φαινόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) φανήκαμε
2 pl φαινόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) φανήκατε
3 pl φαίνονταν, (φαινόντουσαν) φάνηκαν, φανήκαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα φαίνομαι ➤ θα φανώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα φαίνεσαι, … θα φανείς, …
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, … φανεί
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, … φανεί
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … φανεί
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 — —
2 pl φαίνεστε φανείτε
Other forms Passive voice
Present participle ➤   —
Perfect participle ➤   —
Nonfinite form ➤   φανεί
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.
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