είμαι
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εἰμί (eimí, “to be”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈime̞/
- Hyphenation: εί‧μαι
Verb
είμαι • (eímai) (simple past -)
- (most senses, location and existence) be
- Είμαι φίλος της. ― Eímai fílos tis. ― I'm her friend.
- Είναι γιατρός. ― Eínai giatrós. ― He's a doctor.
- Συνεχώς ήταν θλιμμένη ― Synechós ítan thlimméni ― She was constantly sad.
- Είμαι στο σπίτι μου ― Eímai sto spíti mou ― I am at my home.
- (intransitive) there is, there are, exist
- Είναι μία γυναίκα στην πόρτα. ― Eínai mía gynaíka stin pórta. ― There is a woman at the door.
- (transitive) support, be a supporter of (team, political party etc)
- Αυτός εκεί είναι ΣΥΡΙΖΑ. ― Aftós ekeí eínai SYRIZA. ― That guy over there is a SYRIZA supporter.
- Τι ομάδα είσαι; ― Ti omáda eísai? ― What team do you support?
Conjugation
eίμαι
| Active voice ➤ — Imperfective aspect ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Present ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Future continuous ➤ | |
| 1 sg | είμαι | ήμουν(α)1 | θα είμαι | |
| 2 sg | είσαι | ήσουν(α)1 | θα είσαι | |
| 3 sg | είναι | ήταν(ε)1 | θα είναι | |
| 1 pl | είμαστε | ήμαστε, ήμασταν2 | θα είμαστε | |
| 2 pl | είστε, είσαστε | ήσαστε, ήσασταν2 | θα είστε, θα είσαστε | |
| 3 pl | είναι | ήταν(ε)1, [ ήσαν(ε) ] | θα είναι | |
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας, όταν, …). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | 2 sg | 2 pl | ||
| Imperfective aspect | — | — | ||
| Other forms | Present participle ➤ | |||
| όντας ➤ | ||||
| Notes | • 1 informal alternatives 2 orally differentiated alternatives • (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
Synonyms
- (exist): υπάρχω
- (support): υποστηρίζω
See also
- γίνομαι (gínomai, “to become”)
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