Result Participles

Level 3Sounds Like ménos -ménē -méno

Many participles in -μένος, -μένη and -μένο describe a resulting state and agree like adjectives.

How It Works

Many participles in -μένος, -μένη and -μένο describe a resulting state and agree like adjectives.

With είμαι they can describe a state: η πόρτα είναι κλεισμένη. Not every adjective in this shape has a freely predictable verb source, and the agreeing participle differs from invariant γράψει after έχω.

GreekMeaning
το γραμμένο γράμμαthe written letter
Η πόρτα είναι κλεισμένη.The door is shut.
Είμαστε κουρασμένοι.We are tired, masculine or mixed group.

Examples (3)

  1. το γραμμένο γράμμα

    the written letter

  2. Η πόρτα είναι κλεισμένη.

    The door is shut.

  3. Είμαστε κουρασμένοι.

    We are tired, masculine or mixed group.

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Result ParticiplesLevel 3

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είμαι