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The Verb, Part 2, and Deponent Verbs

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Future Tense

Future tense indicates action which takes place in the future

Action tends to be punctiliar

Add s to the present ending (usually, details later)

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Future Active Indicative

Singular Plural

1st Person -sw -somen

2nd Person -seij -sete

3rd Person -sei -sousi (n)

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FAI Example

Singular Plural

1st Person lu/swlu/somen

2nd Person lu/seij lu/sete

3rd Person lu/seilu/sousi (n)

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Elaboration of the s If the verb ends in __ the sigma is

replaced by __:

k, g, x, s => c p, b, f, y => y t, d, q, z, c, y => these drop out

swzw => swsw

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More on Future Tense Morphology

Some future stems are entirely different from present stems – they are totally irregular (but don’t worry about this now!)

Some verbs which are active in present tense become deponent in the future (stay tuned for deponents)

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Future Middle Indicative

Singular Plural

1st Person -somai -someqa

2nd Person -sh| -sesqe

3rd Person -setai -sontai

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Deponent Verbs

lacks a form, has a middle/passive form only (not active form)

Translated as a active

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Homework

Read chapter 7 Learn the FAI and FMI paradigms Memorize the vocabulary Do the English to Greek and Greek to

English translations Do the Bible translations