How to say “I sleep”, I slept…or I will go to sleep,
in Greek?
Speaking Greek correctly, without knowing how to conjugate a verb, is impossible.
Every sentence has a verb, so one of the most important grammar aspects when you learn Greek, is ….learning verbs!
The verb Κοιμάμαι is conjugated like the verbs
λυπάμαι (I am sorry/ I am sad),
θυμάμαι (I remember),
φοβάμαι (I am afraid/ scared),
and you can also find those verbs in our YouTube language videos list.
So those verbs actually belong to the “passive verb” category.
Not sure what the difference is between an active and passive verb?
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Good news!
Only these 4 verbs belong to this B2 category, so verbs ending on -άμαι .
The conjugation of those 4 verbs therefore is the same.
If you prefer to first watch and listen to the video, then click here
The conjugation of the verb « κοιμάμαι » in present tense
Εγώ κοιμάμαι
Εσύ κοιμάσαι
Αυτός,ή,ό κοιμάται
Εμείς κοιμόμαστε
Εσείς κοιμόσαστε/ κοιμάστε
Αυτοί,ές,ά κοιμούνται
Examples
- Κοιμάμαι νωρίς το βράδυ. (I sleep early at night)
- Το μωρό κοιμάται. (the baby is sleeping)
- Ο Κώστας και η Άννα κοιμούνται μέχρι αργά την Κυριακή. (Kostas and Anna sleep until late on Sunday.
The conjugation of this verb in Future Simple
Εγώ θα κοιμηθώ
Εσύ θα κοιμηθείς
Αυτός,ή,ό θα κοιμηθεί
Εμείς θα κοιμηθούμε
Εσείς θα κοιμηθείτε
Αυτοί,ές,ά θα κοιμηθούν
Some examples;
- Θα κοιμηθείς νωρίς απόψε; (Will you sleep early tonight?)
- Θα κοιμηθούμε στις 21.00, γιατί η πτήση μας είναι στις 5 το πρωί. (We will sleep at 21.00, because our flight is at 5 in the morning.)
- Κύριε Κώστα, τι ώρα θα κοιμηθείτε; (Mr Kostas, what time will you sleep?)
The conjugation in Past Simple
Since this verb is used many times in past simple, also this tense is very important
Κοιμήθηκα
Κοιμήθηκες
Κοιμήθηκε
Κοιμηθήκαμε
Κοιμηθήκατε
Κοιμήθηκαν/ κοιμηθήκανε
Some examples
- Πώς κοιμήθηκες; (How did you sleep?)
- Δεν κοιμήθηκα καλά χτες. (I didn’t sleep well yesterday.)
- Η Μαρία δεν κοιμήθηκε καθόλου. (Maria did not sleep at all.)
Click on the video and listen to the correct pronunciation of the conjugations and sentences.
A useful tip…
If it is too difficult to remember or use this verb and this conjugation, of course you can also say
Πάω για ύπνο.…. I am going to sleep
Then you only have to conjugate the verb πάω,
For more info, click here to take a look at the article with conjugations, video and extra sentences
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PS.
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