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CYPRIOT GRAMMAR

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I’m pulling the blankets on top of me because it’s cold.<br />

Επάσ’ηνα τζ’αι ζυάζουμαι να δώ πόσα κιλά εγίνικα.<br />

I’ve gained weight and I’m weighing myself to see how many kilos I gained.<br />

27.4 Deponent Verbs<br />

This class of verbs is made up by verbs who have a passive form but an active meaning. In addition they can only be found in a passiveactive<br />

form, meaning that they can only be found in this form and no other unlike for example the verbs above.<br />

Φερειπείν<br />

Φαίνουμαι (to appear), γινίσκουμαι (to become), γένουμαι (to become), έρκουμαι (to come), θαρκούμαι (to think/believe), χαρεύκουμαι,<br />

παινιούμαι (to praise), εύκουμαι (to wish), καταρκούμαι (to curse), ρέουμαι (to barf), σωτζ’ούμαι (to burn yourself/have a burning desire),<br />

σ’αίρουμαι (to be happy about sth), αναπαύκουμαι (to rest), ανεκαλγιούμαι (to recall), πολευταιρόνουμαι (to be freed), ποταυρίζουμαι (to<br />

stretch your body ino order to reach somehting), θκιαεύκουμαι (to walk around), ξηλο-ίζουμαι, καταμιτώννουμαι, περιπκοιούμαι (to take<br />

care of yourself), συνγκάυκουμαι (to have your skin burn), συνογλείφουμαι (to lust), ποφαίνουμαι (to appear slightly), ποκάθουμαι (to sit),<br />

όρτζ’ουμαι (to jump/dance), πετάσσουμαι (to jump), τζ’οιμούμαι (to sleep), μιμούμαι (to act like something or somebody),<br />

συνοπλασκιούμαι (to converse), θυμούμαι (to remember), σκέφτουμαι (to think).<br />

Τζ’οιμούμαι<br />

I sleep.<br />

Σκέφτουμαι<br />

I think.<br />

Έρκουμαι<br />

I am coming.<br />

Γινίσκουμαι<br />

I become.<br />

27.5 Ασκήεις<br />

Turn the following verbs into the Passive form and conjugate them.<br />

Αππώννω<br />

Κατσαφαλώννω<br />

Σουβλίζω<br />

Παντρεύκω<br />

Παιδεύκω<br />

Θάφκω<br />

Κόφκω<br />

Καρτζ’ιλατώ<br />

Πλυνίσκω<br />

Κόφκω<br />

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