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Παρελθoντικός χρόνος 1

81 [eighty-one]

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Past tense 1

81 [ογδόντα ένα]

81 [ogdónta éna]

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Παρελθoντικός χρόνος 1

[Parelthontikós chrónos 1]

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to write γρ--ω γράφω 0
gr---ō gráphō 		+
He wrote a letter. Αυ--- έ----- έ-- γ-----. Αυτός έγραψε ένα γράμμα. 0
Au--- é------ é-- g-----. Autós égrapse éna grámma. 		+
And she wrote a card. Κα- α--- έ----- μ-- κ----. Και αυτή έγραψε μία κάρτα. 0
Ka- a--- é------ m-- k----. Kai autḗ égrapse mía kárta. 		+
     
to read δι----ω διαβάζω 0
di----ō diabázō 		+
He read a magazine. Αυ--- δ------ έ-- π--------. Αυτός διάβασε ένα περιοδικό. 0
Au--- d------ é-- p--------. Autós diábase éna periodikó. 		+
And she read a book. Κα- α--- δ------ έ-- β-----. Και αυτή διάβασε ένα βιβλίο. 0
Ka- a--- d------ é-- b-----. Kai autḗ diábase éna biblío. 		+
     
to take πα---ω παίρνω 0
pa---ō paírnō 		+
He took a cigarette. Αυ--- π--- έ-- τ------. Αυτός πήρε ένα τσιγάρο. 0
Au--- p--- é-- t------. Autós pḗre éna tsigáro. 		+
She took a piece of chocolate. Αυ-- π--- έ-- κ------ σ-------. Αυτή πήρε ένα κομμάτι σοκολάτα. 0
Au-- p--- é-- k------ s-------. Autḗ pḗre éna kommáti sokoláta. 		+
     
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Αυ--- ή--- ά------ α--- α--- ή--- π----. Αυτός ήταν άπιστος αλλά αυτή ήταν πιστή. 0
Au--- ḗ--- á------ a--- a--- ḗ--- p----. Autós ḗtan ápistos allá autḗ ḗtan pistḗ. 		+
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Αυ--- ή--- τ------- α--- α--- ή--- ε-------. Αυτός ήταν τεμπέλης αλλά αυτή ήταν επιμελής. 0
Au--- ḗ--- t------- a--- a--- ḗ--- e-------. Autós ḗtan tempélēs allá autḗ ḗtan epimelḗs. 		+
He was poor, but she was rich. Αυ--- ή--- φ----- α--- α--- ή--- π------. Αυτός ήταν φτωχός αλλά αυτή ήταν πλούσια. 0
Au--- ḗ--- p------- a--- a--- ḗ--- p------. Autós ḗtan phtōchós allá autḗ ḗtan ploúsia. 		+
     
He had no money, only debts. Δε- ε--- κ------ χ------ α--- χ---. Δεν είχε καθόλου χρήματα αλλά χρέη. 0
De- e---- k------- c------- a--- c----. Den eíche kathólou chrḗmata allá chréē. 		+
He had no luck, only bad luck. Δε- ε--- κ------ τ--- α--- α-----. Δεν είχε καθόλου τύχη αλλά ατυχία. 0
De- e---- k------- t---- a--- a------. Den eíche kathólou týchē allá atychía. 		+
He had no success, only failure. Δε- ε--- κ------ ε------- α--- α-------. Δεν είχε καθόλου επιτυχία αλλά αποτυχία. 0
De- e---- k------- e-------- a--- a--------. Den eíche kathólou epitychía allá apotychía. 		+
     
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. Δε- ή--- ε------------- α--- δ-------------. Δεν ήταν ευχαριστημένος αλλά δυσαρεστημένος. 0
De- ḗ--- e-------------- a--- d-------------. Den ḗtan eucharistēménos allá dysarestēménos. 		+
He was not happy, but sad. Δε- ή--- ε----------- α--- δ------------. Δεν ήταν ευτυχισμένος αλλά δυστυχισμένος. 0
De- ḗ--- e------------ a--- d-------------. Den ḗtan eutychisménos allá dystychisménos. 		+
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. Δε- ή--- σ----------- α--- α------------. Δεν ήταν συμπαθητικός αλλά αντιπαθητικός. 0
De- ḗ--- s------------ a--- a-------------. Den ḗtan sympathētikós allá antipathētikós. 		+
     

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