CYPRIOT GRAMMAR

Subjunctive Particle + Subjunctive Aorist
Σύνδεζμος Ποταχτικής + Αόριστος
1. μακάρι να = I wish that/I hope that…
2. μακάρι να...τζ’αι να μεν... = I hope that/I wish that…and did not
3. ίσ’αλλα να μεν = I hope that you don’t/I wish that you don’t…
Φερειπείν
Μακάρι να με άαπηες.
I wish that you have loved me.
Μακάρι να επάτηες την κάτταν, τζ’αι να μεν την επόφυες.
I hope that you stepped on the cat and did not manage to avoid her.
Μακάρι να είες έναν έργον, τζ’αι να μεν επήες άδικα.
I hope that you saw a movie and did not go for no reason.
Ίσ’αλλα να έππεες χαμέ!
I hope you would have fallen down!
25.7 Forming the Future Subjunctive Imperfect
Forming the Imperfect subjunctive is very straightforward because like the Aorist Subjunctive there is only a periphrastic way to form it
rather than actual verb forms. Firstly you need to take είσ’εννα, μακάρι να, σαν + ρήμαν, ώσπου να the particles above and then use the
imperfect form of verbs. This applies to all the verbs in all the categories. This tense can used with independent clauses to express wishes,
commands, emotion, possibility, judgment, necessity in a hypothetical situation or concerning something that you hope had happened in
the past.
Subjunctive Particle + Imperfect
Σύνδεζμος Ποταχτικής + Παρατατικός
1. είσ’εννα = supposed to/going to
2. μακάρι να = I wish that/I hope that…
3. σαν + ρήμαν = it would have been better if…
4. ώσπου να = until
5. ίσ’αλλα να = I hope that/I wish that…
Φερειπείν
Μακάρι να με ααπούσες
I wish that you would love me.
Είσ’εννα επατούσα την κάτταν αλλά επόφυα την.
I would have stepped on the cat but I manage to avoid her.
Σαν εθωρούσα έναν έργον.
It would have been better If I saw a movie.
Ώσπου να επήεννα δουλγειάν, είσεννα έφκαιννεν η ψυσ’ή μου.
Until I would have went to work, I would have ran out of patience.
Ίσ’αλλα να έππεφτεις χαμέ!
I hope you would have fallen down!
25.8 Ασκήεις
25.8.1. Translate the following sentences in the Subjunctive Present, Present Continuous, Aorist and Imperfect.
I run in order to go into school.
I keep going back home to get the books before I leave.
I’m calling you to tell you the news.
I want to go in Cyprus.
Rather than go, I’d rather stay.
Even if you get drunk nothing will happen.
If you say it.
I must do this.
In order for you to go you must say it.
I want to thank you.
25.8.2. Translate the following sentences in the Future Subjunctive Present, Present Continuous and Imperfect.
I wish that you would go.
I would have studied if but I do not have time.
It would have been better if I study.
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