χρειάζομαι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek χρειάζομαι (khreiázomai) from the noun χρεί(α) (chreí(a)) + -άζομαι (-ázomai, ending of passive vers).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɾiˈa.zo.me/
  • Hyphenation: χρει‧ά‧ζο‧μαι

Verb

χρειάζομαι • (chreiázomai) deponent (past χρειάστηκα)

  1. I need, I require
  2. (impersonal 3rd persons) χρειάζεται (chreiázetai) it is needed

Conjugation

  • αχρείαστος (achreíastos)
  • χρειαζούμενος (chreiazoúmenos, needed, necessary)
  • and see: χρεία f (chreía, necessity, need)

References

  1. χρειάζομαι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. χρειάζομαι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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