χρειάζομαι

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek χρειάζομαι (khreiázomai) from the noun χρεί(α) (chreí(a)) + -άζομαι (-ázomai, ending of passive verbs).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɾiˈa.zo.me/
  • Hyphenation: χρει‧ά‧ζο‧μαι

Verb

χρειάζομαι (chreiázomai) deponent (past χρειάστηκα)

  1. I need, I require
  2. (impersonal 3rd persons) χρειάζεται (chreiázetai) it is needed

Conjugation

  • and see: χρεία f (chreía, necessity, need)

References

  1. ^ χρειάζομαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ χρειάζομαι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre