παίρνω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek παίρνω (paírnō), aphetic form of ἐπαίρνω (epaírnō), which comes from Ancient Greek ἐπαίρω (epaírō, “to lift up, to rouse”) with addition of a nasal infix. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈper.no/ - compare to περνώ (pernó)
  • Hyphenation: παίρ‧νω

Verb

παίρνω • (paírno) (past πήρα, passive παίρνομαι, p‑past πάρθηκα, ppp παρμένος)

  1. to take, get, move
    Παίρνω λαχανικά από το σουπερμάρκετ. ― Paírno lachaniká apó to soupermárket. ― I get vegetables from the supermarket.
    Παίρνω τρεις εβδομάδες άδεια το χρόνο. ― Paírno treis evdomádes ádeia to chróno. ― I take three weeks’ leave a year.
    Ο πατέρας μου παίρνει πέντε χάπια κάθε μέρα. ― O patéras mou paírnei pénte chápia káthe méra. ― My father takes five pills every day.
    Παίρνει το σκουπίδι από το πάτωμα. ― Paírnei to skoupídi apó to pátoma. ― He picks up the rubbish from the floor.
    Η κυβέρνηση θα πάρει πιο τολμηρά μέτρα. ― I kyvérnisi tha párei pio tolmirá métra. ― The government will take bolder measures.
  2. to gain
    Παίρνω 1 κιλό το μήνα. ― Paírno 1 kiló to mína. ― I put on 1 kilo a month.
  3. to make a phone call [+accusative someone]
    παίρνω τηλέφωνο τη μητέρα μου ― paírno tiléfono ti mitéra mou ― I make a phone [call] [to] my mother

Conjugation

expressions:

See also

  • compare with: περνάω (pernáo, “to pass, to penetrate”)

References

  1. παίρνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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