κονταίνω
Greek
Etymology
From κοντ(ός) (kont(ós)) + -αίνω (-aíno).[1]
Verb
κονταίνω • (kontaíno) (past κόντυνα)
Conjugation
κονταίνω (active forms only)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | κοντύνω | |||
| 2 sg | κονταίνεις | κοντύνεις | ||
| 3 sg | κονταίνει | κοντύνει | ||
| 1 pl | κονταίνουμε, [‑ομε] | κοντύνουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | κονταίνετε | κοντύνετε | ||
| 3 pl | κονταίνουν(ε) | κοντύνουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | κόνταινα | κόντυνα | ||
| 2 sg | κόνταινες | κόντυνες | ||
| 3 sg | κόνταινε | κόντυνε | ||
| 1 pl | κονταίναμε | κοντύναμε | ||
| 2 pl | κονταίνατε | κοντύνατε | ||
| 3 pl | κόνταιναν, κονταίναν(ε) | κόντυναν, κοντύναν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα κοντύνω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα κονταίνεις, … | θα κοντύνεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … κοντύνει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … κοντύνει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … κοντύνει | |||
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | ||
| 2 sg | κόνταινε | κόντυνε | ||
| 2 pl | κονταίνετε | κοντύντε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | κονταίνοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας κοντύνει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | κοντύνει | |||
| 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. | |||
See also
- κουτσουρεύω (koutsourévo, “to truncate”)
- περικόπτω (perikópto, “to crop”)
- ακρωτηριάζω (akrotiriázo, “to amputate”)
References
- ^ κονταίνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language