Impersonal verb, inherited from 3rd person Ancient Greek χιονίζει (khionízei). By surface analysis, χιόνι (chióni, “snow”) + -ίζω (-ízo, “suffix for verbs”).
χιονίζει • (chionízei) impersonal (past χιόνισε, passive —) (only in 3rd persons singular)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | — | — | ||
| 2 sg | — | — | ||
| 3 sg | χιονίζει | χιονίσει | ||
| 1 pl | — | — | ||
| 2 pl | — | — | ||
| 3 pl | — | — | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | — | — | ||
| 2 sg | — | — | ||
| 3 sg | χιόνιζε | χιόνισε | ||
| 1 pl | — | — | ||
| 2 pl | — | — | ||
| 3 pl | — | — | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | — ➤ | — ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα χιονίζει | θα χιονίσει | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχει χιονίσει | είμαι, είσαι, … χιονισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice) | ||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχε χιονίσει | ήμουν, ήσουν, … χιονισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο | ||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχει χιονίσει | θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … χιονισμένος, ‑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 | — | — | ||
| 2 pl | — | — | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | — | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | χιονισμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | χιονίζει | |||
| 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. | |||