μοιάζω
Greek
Alternative forms
- ομοιάζω (omoiázo) (formal)
Etymology
From Koine Greek ὁμοιάζω (homoiázō), from ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, resembling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɲazo/
- Hyphenation: μοιά‧ζω
Verb
μοιάζω • (moiázo) (past έμοιασα, passive —)
- (intransitive) to look like, resemble, take after (to be like or similar to)
- Το παιδί σου σού μοιάζει.
- To paidí sou soú moiázei.
- Your child looks like you.
- Μοιάζει με βούτυρο αλλά δεν είναι.
- Moiázei me voútyro allá den eínai.
- It looks like butter but isn't.
- (intransitive, with για (gia)) look like, be taken for (by somebody, in the genitive)
- Σου μοιάζω για ηλίθιος;
- Sou moiázo gia ilíthios?
- Do you take me for an idiot?
- Σου είπα να αγοράσεις λάχανο. Σου μοιάζει για λάχανο αυτό;
- Sou eípa na agoráseis láchano. Sou moiázei gia láchano aftó?
- I told you to buy cabbage. Does this look like cabbage to you?
- (intransitive, third person singular, with να (na)) look like, seems like
- Μοιάζει να βρέξει.
- Moiázei na vréxei.
- It looks like it's going to rain.
Conjugation
μοιάζω (active forms only)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | μοιάσω | |||
| 2 sg | μοιάζεις | μοιάσεις | ||
| 3 sg | μοιάζει | μοιάσει | ||
| 1 pl | μοιάζουμε, [‑ομε] | μοιάσουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | μοιάζετε | μοιάσετε | ||
| 3 pl | μοιάζουν(ε) | μοιάσουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | έμοιαζα | έμοιασα | ||
| 2 sg | έμοιαζες | έμοιασες | ||
| 3 sg | έμοιαζε | έμοιασε | ||
| 1 pl | μοιάζαμε | μοιάσαμε | ||
| 2 pl | μοιάζατε | μοιάσατε | ||
| 3 pl | έμοιαζαν, μοιάζαν(ε) | έμοιασαν, μοιάσαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα μοιάσω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα μοιάζεις, … | θα μοιάσεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … μοιάσει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … μοιάσει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … μοιάσει | |||
| 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 | μοιάζε | μοιάσε | ||
| 2 pl | μοιάζετε | μοιάστε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | μοιάζοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας μοιάσει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | μοιάσει | |||
| 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
- όμοιος (ómoios, “similar”)
- μοιάζω καταπληκτικά σε (moiázo katapliktiká se, “looking remarkably similar to, looked amazingly similar to”) (doppelganger)