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Chapter 38: Verbs – The Imperative (1): Προσταχτιτζ’ή (1)<br />

The final verbal tense of the Imperative will be the last that we will be covering. The Imperative tense is a form of verbs that denotes a<br />

command eg. Go! Come! Stop! In Cypriot Greek the Imperative has both an Active and a Passive Voice. In addition there’s the Regular<br />

Imperative and the Imperative Subjunctive. Finally it also comes in two tenses. The Indefinite and the Present Tense. As a result the three<br />

chapters on the Imperative will be very long since they cover all aspects of each voice and the subjunctive.<br />

38.1 Active Voice<br />

38.2.1 Imperative: Present Continuous – Προσταχτιτζ’ή Ενεστώτα Θκιαρκάς<br />

The Imperative Present Continuous in Cypriot greek involves giving a command that involves doing an action continuously and indefinitely.<br />

The first form involves changing the verb itself and adding to it specific endings. This Verbal form is rather easy as it contains limited forms<br />

of the verb and most of its forms are identical to specific Tenses. In this case for example excluding the 2 nd person the verb forms are the<br />

same as the Present Tense. Its formation can be summarized with the following rule:<br />

Imperative Particle ‘ας’+ Present Tense Verb Form * (+Personal Pronoun)<br />

Συδεζμος Προσταχτιτζ’ής ‘ας‘ + Ρήμαν ειστόν Ενεστώταν * (+ Προσωπιτζ’ή Αντωνυμία)<br />

* Excl. 2 nd Pers. Sing. + Tone mark change For 2nd Person (2nd to last syllable)<br />

* Εχτός του 2 ου Πρ. Εν. + Αλλαγή τόνου για το Γιεύτερον Πρόσωπον (Πρότελευταια συλλαβή)<br />

38.2.2 1 st Category<br />

The first category of verbs takes the following verbal endings in the Regular Imperative Active Voice Indefinite are:<br />

ΕΝΝΙΚΟΣ________ ΠΛΥΧΗΝΝΤΙΚΟΣ<br />

Greek_____________English<br />

Verb____Pers.Pr.____Verb___Pers.Pr.<br />

Ας -ω___εγιώνι _____Ας -ομεν/-ουμεν___εμείς<br />

-ε______εσούνι _____-ετε ___εσείς<br />

Ας -ει___τούτος _____Ας -ουσιν/-ουν__τούτοι<br />

Ας -ει___τούτη _____Ας -ουσιν/-ουν__τούτες<br />

Ας -ει___τούτον _____Ας -ουσιν/-ουν__τούτα<br />

Φερειπείν<br />

ΕΝΝΙΚΟΣ________ ΠΛΥΧΗΝΝΤΙΚΟΣ<br />

Greek_______________English<br />

Verb________Pers.Pr. __Verb_____Pers.Pr.<br />

Ας φιλεύκω __εγιώνι __Ας φιλεύκομεν/φιλεύκουμεν___εμείς<br />

Φίλευκε____εσούνι___Φιλεύκετε___εσείς<br />

Ας φιλεύκει___τούτος__Ας φιλεύκουσιν/φιλεύκουν___τούτοι<br />

Ας φιλεύκει___τούτη __Ας φιλεύκουσιν/φιλεύκουν___τούτες<br />

Ας φιλεύκει___τούτον__Ας φιλεύκουσιν/φιλεύκουν___τούτα<br />

(Keep on treating!)<br />

All verbs in this category are conjugated in the same way including the ones under ‘Other Verbs’ in 16.1.9<br />

Irregular Verbs in the 2 nd Person Singular<br />

1. βόσ’ε, πάσ’ε, χάσ’ε, καταλάβαινε, βρέσ’ε θάρηννε, θώρηννε<br />

2. έχω – ας έχω, έσ’ε, ας έσ’ει, ας έχομεν, έσ’ετε, ας έχουσιν/ουν<br />

3. Ρήματα σε -άρω<br />

Φερειπείν<br />

ΕΝΝΙΚΟΣ________ ΠΛΥΧΗΝΝΤΙΚΟΣ<br />

Greek_________________English<br />

Verb_________Pers.Pr. __Verb_____Pers.Pr.<br />

Ας ποξάρίσκω__εγιώνι ___Ας ποζάρομεν/ποζάρουμεν___εμείς<br />

Ποζάρισκε___εσούνι___Ποζαρίσκετε___εσείς<br />

Ας ποζαρίσκει__τούτος___Ας ποζαρίσκουσιν/ποζαρίσκουν___τούτοι<br />

Ας ποζαρίσκει__τούτη ___Ας ποζαρίσκουσιν/ποζαρίσκουν___τούτες<br />

Ας ποζαρίσκει__τούτον___Ας ποζαρίσκουσιν/ποζαρίσκουν___τούτα<br />

Φερειπείν<br />

Δούλευκε!<br />

Keep on working!<br />

Πίννετε!<br />

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