Learn the Greek Verb “to sell”, in present and future tense, as well as useful sentences , such as “it is sold” or “for sale” .
So let’s conjugate the verb “I sell”- πουλάω, but…
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This verb is conjugated like the verbs
μιλάω (I speak),
ρωτάω (I ask),
αγαπάω (I love)
and you can also find those verbs in our language videos list.
Conjugation of the verb «πουλάω » in the Present Tense.
Εγώ πουλ-άω
Εσύ πουλ-άς
Αυτός,ή,ό πουλ-άει
Εμείς πουλ-άμε
Εσείς πουλ-άτε
Αυτοί,ές,ά πουλ-άνε
Be careful, With these verbs, just make sure you always stress the ending, (so you stress the conjugation)
—> πουλΑΩ and not ΠΟΥλαω
Examples;
- Πουλάνε αντηλιακό εδώ; Do they sell sunscreen here?
- Ο Νίκος πουλάει το σπίτι του. Nikos sells his house.
- Συγνώμη, πουλάτε αυτό τον πίνακα; Excuse me, do you sell that painting?
The conjugation of this verb in Future Simple
Εγώ θα πουλ-ήσ-ω
Εσύ θα πουλ-ήσ-εις
Αυτός,ή,ό θα πουλ-ήσ-ει
Εμείς θα πουλ-ήσ-ουμε
Εσείς θα πουλ-ήσ-ετε
Αυτοί,ές,ά θα πουλ-ήσ-ουν
Examples ;
- Δε μας αρέσει το αυτοκίνητό μας. Θα το πουλήσουμε. We don’t like our car. We will sell it.
- Θα πουλήσω το λάπτοπ μου και θα πάρω άλλο. I will sell my laptop and I will by another one
- Ο Γιώργος θα πουλήσει 50 μετοχές από την εταιρεία Amazon αύριο.
Εσύ πόσες μετοχές θα πουλήσεις; Giorgos will sell 50 stocks of the Amazon company tomorrow.
How many stocks will you sell?
The verb in combination with ‘να’
- Ο Γιάννης πρέπει να πουλήσει το εξοχικό στην Πάρο. Giannis has to sell his holiday home on Paros island.
- Η φοιτήτρια θέλει να πουλήσει τα βιβλία της. The student wants to sell her books.
Also good to know!
Everywhere in Greece, you will see those “for sale signs” on houses, apartments or plots of land.
Here the verb is used in the passive form
–Πωλείται , which means ‘ for sale – to be sold’
Or in plural
–Πωλούνται , (many things) for sale – to be sold
Be careful;
The language on those signs is coming from ‘katharevousa’/ καθαρεύουσα, and therefore you use “πωλείται” and not “πουλιέται”.
Also, “πωλούνται” and not “πουλιούνται”.
However, in daily language you will also hear
-Πουλιέται and
-Πουλιούνται
This means, you can say both;
-Πωλείται το σπίτι μου.
or
-Πουλιέται το σπίτι μου. my house is for sale – or the house is being sold
We know,
the grammar of the passive tense is a bit complicated, but do not worry, for now, just remember the active form!
—-> πουλάω = I sell
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VIDEO
If you like to communicate in Greek, then, apart from grammar, you also need to learn the correct pronunciation in Greek 😉
Click on the picture below and take a look at the video with teacher Myrto .
Listen to the correct pronunciation of the conjugations and sentences.
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Hope you liked this Greek language lesson.
If you want to learn more Active Greek verbs of A and B category, as well as tenses, then check the following articles
click here to learn the verbs “to drink” and “to be hungry”.
Click here to learn the verb ‘to understand’
Click here to learn the verb ‘to speak’
Click here to learn the verb “to come”
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If you prefer to get a total overview of those verbs, with grammar, exercises and videos, then those eBooks are exactly what you are looking for
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If you are already more advanced, and ready to also dive into the “passive verbs” grammar, then one more eBook is specially written for that purpose
