δρω

See also: δρῶ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δρῶ (drô).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈðɾo/

Verb

δρω • (dro) (past έδρασα, passive —)

to act, take action, do something
Synonym: ενεργώ (energó)
to take effect, have an effect on

Conjugation

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δρω (active forms only)

	Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	δρω	δράσω
2 sg	δρας	δράσεις
3 sg	δρα	δράσει

1 pl	δρούμε	δράσουμε, [-ομε]
2 pl	δράτε	δράσετε
3 pl	δρουν, δρούνε	δράσουν(ε)

Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	δρούσα	έδρασα
2 sg	δρούσες	έδρασες
3 sg	δρούσε	έδρασε

1 pl	δρούσαμε	δράσαμε
2 pl	δρούσατε	δράσατε
3 pl	δρούσαν(ε)	έδρασαν, δράσαν(ε)

Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα δρώ ➤	θα δράσω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα δράς, …	θα δράσεις, …

	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … δράσει
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … δράσει
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … δράσει

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	—	δράσε
2 pl	δράτε	δράστε

Other forms
Active present participle ➤	formal declinable: δρων, δρώσα, δρων indeclinable: δρώντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤	έχοντας δράσει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤	—

Nonfinite form ➤	δράσει


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.

Related terms

αντιδρώ (antidró, “to respond”)
αλληλεπιδρώ (allilepidró, “to interact”)
αποδρώ (apodró, “to escape”)
δράση f (drási, “action”)
δράστης m (drástis, “perpetrator”)
δραστικός (drastikós, “effective”)
επιδρώ (epidró, “to influence”)

References

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

[1] δρω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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