The Past Augment

Level 2

Some past forms add a stressed ε- when the word needs an extra syllable for its past stress pattern.

How It Works

Some past forms add a stressed ε- when the word needs an extra syllable for its past stress pattern.

The augment often disappears when unstressed, as in έγραψα but γράψαμε. Some verbs have other changes or learned internal augments; never add ε- to every past form.

GreekMeaning
Έγραψα.I wrote.
Γράψαμε.We wrote.
Έπαιξες.You played.

Examples (3)

  1. Έγραψα.

    I wrote.

  2. Γράψαμε.

    We wrote.

  3. Έπαιξες.

    You played.

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The Past AugmentLevel 2

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Recognize a whole past event before studying the personal endings, augment or irregular stem used to express it.

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