άπτομαι
See also: ἅπτομαι
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἅπτομαι (háptomai), mediopassive of ἅπτω (háptō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.pto.me/
- Hyphenation: ά‧πτο‧μαι
Verb
άπτομαι • (áptomai) deponent (past —)
- to touch, be related to
- Tο ερώτημα άπτεται της ουσίας του θέματος.
- To erótima áptetai tis ousías tou thématos.
- The question touches the heart of the matter.
- Θέματα που άπτονται της αρμοδιότητας …
- Thémata pou áptontai tis armodiótitas …
- Issues which relate to the competence of …
Conjugation
άπτομαι (deponent defective verb - present stem only)
| Passive voice ➤ — Imperfective aspect ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Present ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Future ➤ | |
| 1 sg | απτόμουν[α] | θα | ||
| 2 sg | άπτεσαι | απτόσουν | θα άπτεσαι | |
| 3 sg | άπτεται | απτόταν | θα άπτεται | |
| 1 pl | απτόμαστε | απτόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) | θα απτόμαστε | |
| 2 pl | άπτεστε, {άπτεσθε} | απτόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) | θα άπτεστε, {άπτεσθε} | |
| 3 pl | άπτονται | άπτονταν | θα άπτονται | |
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | 2 sg | 2 pl | ||
| Imperfective aspect | — | άπτεστε, {άπτεσθε} | ||
| Other forms | Present participle ➤ | Perfect participle ➤ | ||
| απτόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | — | |||
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
Related terms
- απτός (aptós, “tangible”)