πρέπει

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation
 

Verb

πρέπει • (prépei)

  1. third-person singular present indicative active of πρέπω (prépō)

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from third-person singular πρέπει (prépei) of Ancient Greek πρέπω (prépō).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾe.pi/
  • Hyphenation: πρέ‧πει

Verb

πρέπει • (prépei) impersonal (imperfect έπρεπε) (found only in the 3rd person)

  1. (+ genitive personal pronoun, personal use) to be fit for, to be worthy of, deserve
    Του πρέπουν μεγάλες τιμές· πρέπει να πάρει βραβείο Νόμπελ.
    Tou prépoun megáles timés; prépei na párei vraveío Nómpel.
    Great honours are fitting for him; he must receive a Nobel prize.
  2. (singular only, impersonal use) must, have to, ought
    πρέπει να πω πως… ― prépei na po pos… ― I must say that…
    Δεν πρέπει να λες ψέματα. ― Den prépei na les psémata. ― Υou ought not to lie.

Conjugation
πρέπει   active 3rd person forms
Active voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Present ➤ Imperfect ➤ Future ➤
1 sg — — —
2 sg — — —
3 sg πρέπει1 έπρεπε1 θα πρέπει
1 pl — — —
2 pl — — —
3 pl πρέπουν έπρεπαν θα πρέπουν
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤ 2 sg 2 pl
Imperfective aspect — —
Other forms Present participle ➤
{πρέπων, πρέπουσα, πρέπον}
— ➤
Notes  
 
Appendix:Greek verbs		  1. Singular 3rd person, impersonal: 'it must', 'it should'. All 3rd persons (singular and plural), impersonal sense: 'it is fitting'
 • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.
  • διαπρέπω (diaprépo, “distinguish”)
  • ευπρεπίζω (efprepízo, “to tidy up”)
  • καθωσπρέπει (kathosprépei, “seemly”, adverb)
  • καθωσπρεπισμός m (kathosprepismós, “priggishness”)
  • -πρέπεια f (-prépeia)
  • -πρεπής (-prepís)
  • -πρεπος (-prepos)
  • πρεπούμενος (prepoúmenos, “fitting”) (vernacular)
  • πρέπων (prépon, “fitting, suitable”, participle) (formal) πρέπουσα (prépousa), πρέπον (prépon)

Further reading
  • πρέπει, πρέπω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  • πρέπει - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
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