είναι
See also: εἶναι
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εἶναι (eînai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈinɛ/
- Hyphenation: εί‧ναι
Verb
είναι • (eínai)
- 3rd person singular present of είμαι (eímai): "he is, she is, it is"
- το όνομά μου είναι … ― to ónomá mou eínai … ― my name is …
- 3rd person plural present of είμαι (eímai): "they are"
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. | |||
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