Learn Greek: The Verb "είμαι" | Present Tense Conjugation, Syntax and 50 Sentence Examples

Basic Grammar, Syntax and Present Tense Conjugation of the verb είμαι.
The verb "είμαι" is one of the most common Greek verbs. In this lesson we learn how to conjugate the verb είμαι in the Present Tense, when and how it is used, and of course we use it in 50 sentence examples.
This is the first of many #greekverbs videos to come.
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Με αγάπη,
Λίνα

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Χαχαχα, τα ενήλικα παιδιά μου είναι Σουηδοί, η οικογένειά μας είναι τρίγλωσση και ως καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου βρίσκομαι συχνά σε γλωσσικά μπερδεμένες καταστάσεις. Χαίρομαι που βλέπω την παρατήρησή σου. Και Λίνα, σε ευχαριστώ πολύ για την υπέροχη δουλειά σου.

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Hi Tom! I admit I don't have much free time lately, but my channel is still alive and I have so many plans. Hopefully, there will be a new video but I'm not sure how soon...

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Hi! I'll try to make one verb a week with as many examples as possible!

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Yes Please, or should I say ναι, ευχαριστο

[@maverikk2005]

Γεια σου, Λίνα! Is there a difference - in terms of frequency or context of usage - between the forms είστε and είσαστε? Or are the two forms completely interchangeable? Ευχαριστώ πολύ!

[@linaaaap1]

Hi! No, there is no difference, they can be used interchangeably. I would say that "είστε" is probably more commonly used just because it's shorter.

[@user-xh9rz7rf8l]

Είσαστε is wrong in the present tense, it indicates continuity of action in an event and belongs to the past continuous.

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Great lesson - can you please make a lesson explaining what the following mean and how to use them: του, στο, απο το, της, την, μου, στην, που

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Very good. But little bit difficult to follow because it's too fast and is read only one time.

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Γεια σας! τι κάνετε όλα καλά; Would be great more videos of verbs 😊

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If you can i woul like watching some videos about biblical greek or koine... can you help me about it

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Please explain aorist. Thnak you.

[@linaaaap1]

Of course, I will explain all tenses! I should start with the Present tense first. Until then, Αόριστος has almost the same use as the Simple Past Tense in English. Of course, there are differences and more details but that's the general concept. 😀

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If you speak Spanish, the Aorist is like the Preterite in that language. However, there are also an Aorist Future and an Aorist Imperative and an Aorist Subjunctive, but the basic concept is the same: completed, one-time actions, whether in the past, the present, or the future.

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@@legaleagle46 Thanks, i am a spanish speaker and everything has suddenly become alot clearer. I speak french also but the simple past is infrequently used now

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Hi Lina, Thanks for your lessons. But why is: Είναι πέντε η ώρα. Spoken like: Inè pèdè óra? Where are the n in pèndè and the i before óra? What are the rules about the n before the d? When to pronounce the n and when not?

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This is a very important lesson. For people who want to learn Greek, the examples are too quick spoken. Is there a fire, that you are soooo quick? It goes too fast... All the time I stop, to repeat it survival times for myself. Do it slowly and repeat. Thank you so much.

[@555DUDUIS]

lina, Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ Please can you tell me what the rules Used on E ε.εί.υ.οί.η.υι and ο.ω'When I write in Greek, How can I know Where and when to write The correct E ε.εί.υ.οί.η.υι and ο.ω

[@linaaaap1]

Hello! Thanks for watching! Unfortunately there are not many rules about that, you need to memorize most of the words. Most existing orthography rules concern verbs. I will make a video about that. For know I'll just give you a good start: always write the ending of the 1st person singular of the present tense with "ω". Example: τρέχω, θέλω, παίζω, μπορώ.

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Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ lina I really appreciate your help.

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Deep waters! All of these is written in our minds from elementary school. Of course there are rules that come from antiquity. We learn them later in high school. Together with the ancient Greeks.

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of course there are rules, but nowdays the youth knows more english than their native language...

[@pitentino]

What's the difference between "eiste" and "eisaste"? and between "omorfos" and "oraios"? You can answer in Italian, please, if is it possible.

[@aggelosn.6846]

For the first two words there is no difference, the first is a more simplified version of the second. Both are used. Usually the second one is more formal and used in writing while the first one in every day conversation. "Όμορφος" means handsome/beautiful while ωραίος is more generic means good/nice but also used as "good-looking". You can use ωραίος not only for people but for objects as well e.g. "ωραίο πουκάμισο" (nice shirt)

[@user-xh9rz7rf8l]

Είσαστε is wrong in the present tense, it indicates continuity of action in an event and belongs to the past continuous.

[@angeloritofasanaro9850]

Από που είσαι Λίνα?

[@georgestergios]

Lina you rush through the expressions -slow it down a little!

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Είμαι είσαι είναι ειμεν εισ

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Παρότι δὲν τὰ γράφεις, τὰ προφέρεις.

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Όταν λες τα παραδείγματα ο τόνος της φωνής σου αλλάζει και μιλάς σαν να έχεις νεύρα.

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Speak slower. If I could understand you I wouldn’t be watching the video

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As soon as I read "The predicate is in the nominative case" I had to switch off. That might as well be in Greek - absolute meaningless garbage... (And I have 3 degrees in physics, mathematics and Astrophysics!) This might be ok if you are teaching Greek to those who have a degree in English but I can assure you that 99% of people would not understand this at all. I think you should use the words "verb, noun and adjective" but that is all. (You might be surprised to discover that approximately 50% of English people don't even understand these 3 words!)