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The root or stem of a verb can be modified to give it different meanings. A verb has the following components
* Person** First Person (first, second I or thirdwe)** Second Person (You)* Number * Third Person (plural He / she / it or singularthey)* Number** Singular** Plural
* Tense
* Voice
** Active
** Middle
** Passive
* Mood
** Indicative - simple statement
** Imperative - a command
** Subjunctive - possible or potential
For example, the verb [[Γραφω]] means "I am writing" or "I write"
* First person - ''the subject is the person who says the word''
* Singular - ''the subject refers to one person, not a group''
* Present - ''the verb describe an action that is occurring or ongoing, i.e. it has a continuous action; usually it implies (but not always) the action is occurring in the present time
* Active - ''the subject is doing the verb''
* Indicative
====Tense of a verb====
The tense of a verb has two component
* Time
* Aspect
''Time'' may be either past, present or future, and tends to be the most important part of a verb's tense in English
''Aspect'' refers to the how the action unfolds, and tends to be the most important part of a verb in Koine Greek. Aspect may be either
* Undefined
* Continuous
* Resultative
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