Athonite Grammar II

Verbs

Verb Classes

• The Athonite verb system has been simplified to the extent that the many tenses present in Classical and Demotic Greek and in Turkish have been reduced to six.
• The six tenses are the present, the past, and the future, and their perfect counterparts.
• Athonite verbs are divided into two classes, those in which the personal ending is not accented (I) and those in which the personal ending is accented (II).
• The endings on the verbs are changed to denote person and number.
• Under Turkish influence only two irregular verbs remain.

The Auxiliary Verbs

• The auxiliary verbs are the two remaining irregular verbs.
• έχω, I have

	present	past	future
1s	έχ-ω, I have	ίχ-α, I had	θα έχ-ω, I shall have
2s	έχ-ις, you have	ίχ-ες, you had	θα έχ-ις, you will have
3s	έχ-ι, he, she, it has	ίχ-ε, he, she, it had	θα έχ-ι, he, she, it will have
1p	έχ-ομε, we have	ίχ-αμε, we had	θα έχ-ομε, we shall have
2p	έχ-ετε, you have	ίχ-ατε, you had	θα έχ-ετε, you will have
3p	έχ-ουν, they have	ίχ-αν, they had	θα έχ-ουν, they will have

• íme, I am

	present	past	future
1s	ί-με, I am	ί-μουν, I was	θα ί-με, I shall be
2s	ί-ςε, you are	ί-ςουν, you were	θα ί-ςε, you will be
3s	ί-νε, he, she, it is	ί-ταν, he, she, it was	θα ί-νε, he, she, it will be
1p	ί-μαςτε, we are	ί-μαςτε, we were	θα ί-μαςτε, we shall be
2p	ί-ςτε, you are	ί-ςαςτε, you were	θα ί-ςτε, you will be
3p	ί-νε, they are	ί-ταν, they were	θα ί-νε, they will be

The Active Voice

• The active voice denotes that the agent is doing the action of the verb.

The Present Tense

• Class I

	singular	plural
1.	βλέπ-ω, I see	βλέπ-ουμε, we see
2.	βλέπ-ις, you see	βλέπ-ετε, you see
3.	βλέπ-ι, he, she, it sees	βλέπ-ουν, they see

• Class II

	singular	plural
1.	αγαπ-ώ, I love	αγαπ-άμε, we love
2.	αγαπ-άς, you love	αγαπ-άςε, you love
3.	αγαπ-ά, he, she, it loves	αγαπ-άν, they love

The Past Tense

• The past tense is formed using endings different from the present and by removing the accent to the third syllable from the end.
• When there is no third syllable, the augment e- is added.
• Class I

	singular	plural
1.	έβλεπ-ςα, I saw, was seeing	βλέπ-ςαμε, we saw, were seeing
2.	έβλεπ-ςες, you we saw, were seeing	βλεπ-ςατε, you we saw, were seeing
3.	έβλεπ-ςε, he, she, it we saw, was seeing	έβλεπ-ςαν, they we saw, were seeing

• Class II

	singular	plural
1.	άγαπ-ςα, I loved, was loving	αγάπ-ςαμε, we loved, were loving
2.	άγαπ-ςες, you loved, were loving	αγάπ-ςατε, you loved, were loving
3.	άγαπ-ςε, he, she, it loved, was loving	άγαπ-ςαν, they loved, were loving

The Future Tense

• The future tense is formed by putting the particle þa before the present tense.
• Class I

	singular	plural
1.1	θα βλέπ-ω, I shall love	θα βλέπ-ουμε, we shall love
2.	θα βλέπ-ις, you will love	θα βλέπ-ετε, you will love
3.	θα βλέπ-ι, he, she, it will love	θα βλέπ-ουν, they will love

• Class II

	singular	plural
1.	θ' αγαπ-ώ, I answer	θ' αγαπ-άμε, we answer
2.	θ' αγαπ-άς, you answer	θ' αγαπ-άτε, you answer
3.	θ' αγαπ-ά, he, she, it answers	θ' αγαπ-άν, they answer

The Present Perfect Tense

• The perfect tenses are not as commonly used in Athonite as they are in English, the past tense usually being used.
• The present perfect tense is formed by the present tense of the auxiliary verb ého, I have, and the passive participle.

	singular	plural
1.	έχω βλεπομέν, I have seen	έχουμε βλεπομέν, we have seen
2.	έχις βλεπομέν, you have seen	έχετε βλεπομέν, you have seen
3.	έχι βλεπομέν, he, she, it has seen	έχουν βλεπομέν, they have seen

• The present perfect tense is used to denote an event of the past which has a bearing on the present.

The Past Perfect Tense

• The past perfect tense is formed by the past tense of the auxiliary verb ého and the passive participle.

	singular	plural
1.	ίχα βλεπομέν, I had seen	ίχαμε βλεπομέν, we had seen
2.	ίχες βλεπομέν, you had seen	ίχατε βλεπομέν, you had seen
3.	ίχε βλεπομέν, he, she, it had seen	ίχαν βλεπομέν, they had seen

• The past perfect tense is more frequent than the present perfect. It is used to denote an event of the past which occurred before another event of the past.

The Future Perfect Tense

• The future perfect tense is formed by the future tense of the auxiliary verb ého and the passive participle.

	singular	plural
1.	θα έχω βλεπομέν, I shall have seen	θα έχουμε βλεπομέν, we shall have seen
2.	θα έχις βλεπομέν, you will have seen	θα έχετε βλεπομέν, you will have seen
3.	θα έχι βλεπομέν, he, she, it will have seen	θα έχουν βλεπομέν, they will have seen

• The future perfect tense is used to denote an event in the future which will have occurred before another event in the future.

The Indefinite Form

• The indefinite form corresponds closely to what is called the infinitive in other languages.
• The indefinite form is found only in the present tense.
• Athonite verbs form the indefinite by adding -ςω to the present form minus the -ω.
• Class I

	singular	plural
1.	βλέπ-ςω, I want	βλέπ-ςουμε, we want
2.	βλέπ-ςις, you want	βλέπ-ςετε, you want
3.	βλέπ-ςι, he, she, it wants	βλέπ-ςουν, they want

• Class II

	singular	plural
1.	αγαπ-ςώ, I love	αγαπ-ςάμε, we love
2.	αγαπ-ςάς, you love	αγαπ-ςάτε, you love
3.	αγαπ-ςά, he, she, it love	αγαπ-ςάν, they love

• The indefinite form is preceded by να and follows the main verb.
  • Θέλω να βλέπςω, I want to see.
  • Θέλω ν' αγαπ-ςά, I want him to love.

The Imperative

• The formation of the imperative is greatly simplified in Athonite. There are only two forms.
• To form the present imperative, -ε for the singular and -(ε)τε for the plural replace the -ω of the indefinite.

singular	plural
βλέπςε, see	>βλέπςε, see
αγαπςέ, love	αγαπςέτε, love

• To form the continuous imperative, -ε for the singular and -(ε)τε for the plural replace the -o of the present.

singular	plural
>βλέπε, keep on seeing	>βλέπ(ε)τε, keep on seeing
αγαπέ, keep on loving	αγαπέτε, keep on loving

• A negative command is expressed by μι and the indefinite or present depending on whether the action if fixed or continuous.
  • Μι τον αγαπςέ, Do not love him.

The Active Participle

• A participle is an adjective derived from a verb. It modifies a noun, but may take an object like a verb.
• The active participle indicates that the subject of the sentence is doing something.
• It is formed by adding an ending to the present stem.
• Class I
  • βλέπω > βλέποντ, seeing
• Class II
  • αγαπώ > αγαπόντ, loving
• The active participle is used with the appropriate tense of ίμε to form progressive tenses.

present	íme vlepǿnt, I am seeing, etc.
past	ímoun vlepǿnt, I was seeing, etc.
future	þa íme vlepǿnt, I shall be seeing, etc.
present perfect	ého ímen vlepǿnt, I have been seeing, etc.
past perfect	íha ímen vlepǿnt, I had been seeing, etc.
future perfect	þa ého ímen vlepǿnt, I will have been seeing, etc.

The Passive Voice

• The passive voice denotes that the agent is being acted upon.
• The many forms of the passive in Modern Greek have been abandoned in favor of the Turkish use of -il.

The Present Tense

	singular	plural
1.	βλέπιλω, I am see	βλέπιλ, we are seen
2.	βλέπιλις, you are seen	βλέπιλ, you are seen
3.	βλέπιλε, he, she, it is seen	βλέπιλουν, they are seen

The Past Tense

	singular	plural
1.	ímoun vlepomén, I was seen	ímäste vlepomén, we were seen
2.	ísoun vlepomén, you were seen	ísäste vlepomén, you were seen
3.	ítän vlepomén, he, she, it was seen	ítän vlepomén, they were seen

The Future Tense

	singular	plural
1.	þa íme vlepomén, I am seen	þa ímaste vlepomén, we are seen
2.	þa íse vlepomén, you are seen	þa íste vlepomén, you are seen
3.	þa íne vlepomén, he, she, it is seen	þa íne vlepomén, they are seen

The Perfect Tenses

The perfect tenses are formed by using the appropriate tense of éhø with the passive participle of íme.

present	éhø ímen vlepomén, I have been seen, etc.
past	íha ímen vlepomén, I had been seen, etc.
future	þa éhø ímen vlepomén, I shall have been seen, etc.

The Passive Participle

• The passive participle is formed by adding an ending to the present stem.
• Class I
  • vlépo > vlepømén, seen
• Class II
  • ägäpó > ägäpamén, loved

The Use of na

• Intention, hope, desire and the like are expressed by using the particle na.
  • With the present tense, na expresses a continuous intention, etc.
    • Þélo na ðoulévo éksi óri tin imér, I want to be working six hours a day.
    • Árhise na träguðá, He started singing.
  • With the indefinite, na expresses a non-continuous future intention, etc.
    • Élpidzo na ftáso stin Aþín stis tris m.m., I hope to arrive at Athens at 3 p.m.
    • Børó na páro énä tsigár, May I take a cigarette?
  • With the past tense, na expresses a past intention, etc. This construction always follows a past tense.
    • Htes tø vráðu íþelsä na píjenä stø þéät alá ðen bóresä, Last night I wanted to go to the theater, but I did not manage to.
• Certain verbs commonly used only in the third person are also followed by ná.
  • prépi, it is necessary; axédzi, it is worthwhile, etc.
    • Prépi na pijéno tórä, I must be going now.

Adverbs

• Adverbs are words used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
  • Some common adverbs:
    • edó here
    • ekí there
    • píso behind
    • brostá in front
    • tóra now
    • úster after, later
    • norís early
    • ávri tomorrow
    • hþes yesterday
    • polú a lot, very
    • kiøl already
    • pøt never
    • páli again
    • ísos perhaps
    • pántø always
    • äkóm yet
    • ésti thus
• Adverbs may be formed from adjectives by adding -a to the adjective.
  • ísuh, quiet; ísuha, quietly
  • kal, good; kála, well
  • ärkét, sufficient; ärketá, sufficiently, rather
• The comparative and superlative of adverbs is formed in the same way as with adjectives.
  • éfkøl, easy; éfkøla, easily
  • piø éfkøl, easier; piø éfkøla, more easily
  • ø piø éfkøl, easiest; ø piø éfkøla, most easily

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