The Middle-Passive Imperfect

Level 3

Middle-passive imperfect forms describe ongoing or repeated past situations.

How It Works

Middle-passive imperfect forms describe ongoing or repeated past situations.

Common paradigms include κοιμόμουν, κοιμόσουν and κοιμόταν. Endings vary by conjugation and register; forms such as καθόμουν should be learned with their verb rather than built from one universal template.

GreekMeaning
Κοιμόμουν όταν ήρθες.I was sleeping when you came.
Πλενόταν κάθε πρωί.He or she washed every morning.
Καθόμασταν έξω.We were sitting outside.

Examples (3)

  1. Κοιμόμουν όταν ήρθες.

    I was sleeping when you came.

  2. Πλενόταν κάθε πρωί.

    He or she washed every morning.

  3. Καθόμασταν έξω.

    We were sitting outside.

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The Middle-Passive ImperfectLevel 3

Learn This First

Distinguish morphological voice from meaning before reading this particular middle-passive paradigm or interpretation.