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Using the verb [[καλεω]], looking at the Present Active Indicative | Using the verb [[καλεω]], looking at the Present Active Indicative | ||
| − | * καλω - I | + | * καλω - I call |
| − | * καλεις - You | + | * καλεις - You call |
| − | * καλει - He / she / it | + | * καλει - He / she / it calls |
| − | * καλουμεν - We | + | * καλουμεν - We call |
| − | * καλειτε - You (plural) | + | * καλειτε - You (plural) call |
| − | * καλουσιν - They | + | * καλουσιν - They call |
====αω==== | ====αω==== | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 5 September 2007
Synopsis: Contract verbs are those verbs whose stem forms end in εω or αω or οω. When forming their various endings in conjugating, the ending undergoes changes.
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Lesson
Contract verbs are those verbs whose stem forms end in εω or αω or οω. When forming their various endings in conjugating, the ending undergoes changes.
Contraction Rules
εω
εω + ε becomes ει
εω + ο becomes ou
εω + αι / οι / η / ω / ου become αι / οι / η / ω respectively
Example
Using the verb καλεω, looking at the Present Active Indicative
- καλω - I call
- καλεις - You call
- καλει - He / she / it calls
- καλουμεν - We call
- καλειτε - You (plural) call
- καλουσιν - They call
αω
αω + ε / η become α
αω + ο / ου / ω become ω
αω + ι / αι / ει / οι become αι
οω
οω + α / ε / ου become ου
οω + ι / αι / οι / ει become οι
οω + η / ω become ω
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