συμβαίνει

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek συμβαίνω (sumbaínō), at the third person of present tense, συμβαίνει (sumbaínei).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siɱˈve.ni/
  • Hyphenation: συμ‧βαί‧νει

Verb

συμβαίνει • (symvaínei) (imperfect συνέβαινε, past συνέβηκε/συνέβη) in the 3rd persons

  1. to happen, to occur, to take place
    Συνέβη στην Αθήνα.
    Synévi stin Athína.
    It happened in Athens.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • ξανασυμβαίνει (xanasymvaínei, to happen again, to reoccur, to recur)

See also

  • τυχαίνω (tychaíno, to happen, to happen on, to chance) 3rd person: τυχαίνει (tychaínei, it happens)

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