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Chapter 31: The Passive: Present and Present Continuous<br />

Subjunctive – Παθητική Φωνή: Ποσταχτιτζ’ή τζ’αι Ενεστώτα<br />

τζ’αι Ενεστώτα Θκιαρκάς<br />

31.1 When to use the Subjunctive Present Tense<br />

As I stated in previous chapters the Present Subjunctive can used in dependent clauses to express wishes, commands, emotion, possibility,<br />

judgment, necessity or statements that are contrary to present facts. In Greekcypriot the subjunctive is used with specific particles which<br />

makes it easier to know when to use it. Therefore:<br />

1. για να (μεν) = in order (not) to<br />

2. αν, τζ’αν, έστω τζ’αν = if, even if, even if.<br />

3. (Ρήμαν) + να + (ρήμαν) = Verb + to + Verb (Verb + Infinitie)<br />

4. να μεν = not (negative for subjunctive)<br />

5. μεν = don’t *<br />

6. ατζ’α πείς να = it looks likely that...<br />

7. παρά να = rather than<br />

8. σανννα τζ’αι = it looks like/as if (Only with Subjunctive Present Continuous)<br />

* This is the imperative’s negative form. More on this in upcoming chapters.<br />

Note<br />

In the subjunctive all the weak personal pronouns are placed right after the above particles!<br />

31.1 Forming the Passive Present Subjunctive<br />

1 st Category<br />

I. -ύκουμαι/-φκουμαι -> -εφτώ<br />

Drop the -ύκουμαι/-φκουμαι endings and add the suffix –εφτώ.<br />

Φερειπείν<br />

Δουλεύκουμαι -> δουλε + -φτώ -> δουλεφτώ<br />

Γυρεύκουμαι -> γυρε + -φτώ -> γυρεφτώ<br />

Κουρσεύκουμαι -> κουρσε + -φτώ -> κουρσεφτώ<br />

Irregularity<br />

Κόφκουμαι -> κοπώ<br />

II. –ννουμαι<br />

-ώννουμαι/-ήννουμαι/ -> -θώ<br />

Drop the –ννουμαι and add the suffix –θώ.<br />

Φερειπείν<br />

Αναμώννουμαι -> αναμώ + -θώ -> αναμωθώ (since there already is a vowel prefix the ε- is not added)<br />

Αππώννουμαι -> αππώ + -θώ -> αππωθώ<br />

Κατσαφαλώννουμαι -> κατσαφαλώ + -θώ -> εκατσαφαλωθώ<br />

Στήννουμαι -> στή + -θώ -> εστηθώ<br />

-άννουμαι/-ύννουμαι -> –στώ.<br />

Φερειπείν<br />

Πκιάννουμαι -> πκιά + -στώ -> πκιαστώ<br />

Φτύννουμαι -> φτύ + -στώ -> φτυστώ<br />

Irregularities<br />

αφήννουμαι -> αφεθώ<br />

σβήννουμαι -> σβήστώ<br />

δήννουμαι -> δηθώ<br />

ξηχάννουμαι -> εξιαστώ<br />

Πίννουμαι -> πκιωθώ<br />

Σβήννουμαι -> σβηστώ<br />

ΙΙΙ. –θουμαι -> στώ<br />

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