φαίνομαι
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰǎi̯.no.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpʰɛ.no.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɸɛ.no.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈfe.no.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈfe.no.me/
Verb
φαίνομαι • (phaínomai)
- first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of φαίνω (phaínō)
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φαίνομαι (phaínomai), mediopassive form of the active φαίνω (phaínō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfe.no.me/
- Hyphenation: φαί‧νο‧μαι
Verb
φαίνομαι • (faínomai) deponent (past φάνηκα)
- to seem, appear
- Ο Γιώργος φαίνεται άρρωστος σήμερα. ― O Giórgos faínetai árrostos símera. ― George seems ill today.
- αυτά μου φαίνονται κινέζικα ― aftá mou faínontai kinézika ― it's all Greek to me (literally, “this seems Chinese to me”)
- to appear
- Το πλοίο φαίνεται στον ορίζοντα. ― To ploío faínetai ston orízonta. ― The ship appears on the horizon.
Conjugation
φαίνομαι (deponent: passive forms only)
| Passive voice ➤ | ||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ |
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ |
| 1 sg | φανώ | |
| 2 sg | φαίνεσαι | φανείς |
| 3 sg | φαίνεται | φανεί |
| 1 pl | φαινόμαστε | φανούμε |
| 2 pl | φαίνεστε, φαινόσαστε | φανείτε |
| 3 pl | φαίνονται | φανούν(ε) |
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ |
| 1 sg | φαινόμουν(α) | φάνηκα |
| 2 sg | φαινόσουν(α) | φάνηκες |
| 3 sg | φαινόταν(ε) | φάνηκε |
| 1 pl | φαινόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) | φανήκαμε |
| 2 pl | φαινόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) | φανήκατε |
| 3 pl | φαίνονταν, (φαινόντουσαν) | φάνηκαν, φανήκαν(ε) |
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ |
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα φανώ ➤ |
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα φαίνεσαι, … | θα φανείς, … |
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … φανεί | |
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … φανεί | |
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … φανεί | |
| 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 | — | — |
| 2 pl | φαίνεστε | φανείτε |
| Other forms | Passive voice | |
| Present participle ➤ | — | |
| Perfect participle ➤ | — | |
| Nonfinite form ➤ | φανεί | |
| 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
- αποφαίνομαι (apofaínomai, “to avoid attention”)
- and see: φανερός (fanerós, “overt”, adjective)