Can comeone please explain why the sentences below begin differently (Εγω, Εγω ειμαι, Ειμαι).
Also, why does the ending of tired change from (κουρασμενος to κουραστηκα) when adding "I am" but not for upset and happy?
Please excuse the lack of accents, I haven't found how to do them on my keyboard yet.
Εγω κουραστηκα
Εγω ειμαι ευτυχισμενος
Ειμαι στενοχωρημενος
2006-10-30 01:56:13 · 6 answers · asked by Krop 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Εγώ=me
Εγώ είμαι = I am
Είμαι = I am (in Greek you can say I am in both ways ) but! :
example:
who is a teacher?
correct answers: Εγώ είμαι = I am or Εγώ= Μe
wrong answer: Είμαι
(it is correct if the question is: are you a teacher? Είμαι=Ι am (a teacher)
It is a bit weird I know
also:
Εγώ κουράστηκα = past tense Ι was tired
Είμαι κουρασμένος = present tense Ι am tired
Εγώ είμαι ευτυχισμένος = I am happy
Eίμαι στενοχωρημένος = Ι am upset, sad, distressed
as for the accent hit the button next to the letter L but before the letter that needs to be accentuated
2006-10-30 02:26:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To add to what Trudiev said
ÎγÏ, Îιμαι εÏ
ÏÏ
ÏιÏμÎÎ½Î¿Ï = I am happy, the ÎµÎ³Ï is to emphasise the fact. Literally translated it reads "Me, I am happy"
2006-10-30 10:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by ADC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ÎÎΩ ÎÎΥΡÎΣΤÎÎÎ I tired got
ÎÎΩ ÎÎÎÎÎ ÎΥΤΥΧÎΣÎÎÎÎΣ I am happy
ÎÎÎÎΠΣΤÎÎÎΧΩΡÎÎÎÎÎΣ I'm unhappy
It is just the way it is.
2006-10-30 10:04:27 · answer #3 · answered by London Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ÎºÎ¿Ï ÏαÏμÎνοÏ,ÎµÏ ÏÏ ÏιÏμÎνοÏ,ÏÏενοÏÏÏημÎÎ½Î¿Ï are participles and it has to be the verb ειμαι in front of them.ÎÎ¿Ï ÏάÏÏηκα is a verb (the a past tense of ÎºÎ¿Ï Ïάζομαι) and it only needs the personal pronouns(ÎµÎ³Ï ÎºÎ¿Ï ÏάÏÏηκα,εÏÏ ÎºÎ¿Ï ÏάÏÏηκεÏ......)
2006-10-30 12:23:46 · answer #4 · answered by Semiramis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know its all greek to me.
2006-10-30 10:02:04 · answer #5 · answered by waterborn69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry I can't help you , it is not known to me
2006-10-30 10:03:40 · answer #6 · answered by Rim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋