σοβαρολογώ

Greek

Etymology

σοβαρός (sovarós, serious) + λέγω (légo, to say). First attested 1894.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sovaɾoloˈɣo/
  • Hyphenation: σο‧βα‧ρο‧λο‧γώ

Verb

σοβαρολογώ • (sovarologó) (imperfect σοβαρολογούσα, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses

  1. (intransitive) to be serious, be for real (talk seriously and not be joking)
    Θα μας αφήσεις εδώ μόνους μας; Σοβαρολογείς τώρα;
    Tha mas afíseis edó mónous mas? Sovarologeís tóra?
    You're going to leave us here on our own? Are you serious?
    Δεν πιστεύω να σοβαρολογούσε όταν είπε ότι θα αγοράσει νέο αμάξι;
    Den pistévo na sovarologoúse ótan eípe óti tha agorásei néo amáxi?
    He wasn't serious when he said he was going to buy a new car, was he?

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