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άντε
come on /ˈan.de/
particleB1#1506 most common
Also: go on, hurry up, oh come on (exasperation)
Example sentences
Άντε, πάμε!
Come on, let's go!
Άντε, γρήγορα, θα αργήσουμε!
Come on, hurry up, we'll be late!
Άντε γεια, τα λέμε το βράδυ.
Bye then, see you tonight.
Άντε ρε, μη μου λες ότι έχασες πάλι τα κλειδιά!
Come on, don't tell me you lost your keys again!
Άντε πια, δεν αντέχω άλλο αυτή την κατάσταση.
Oh come on, I can't stand this situation any longer.
Άντε να δούμε πόσο θα κρατήσει αυτή τη φορά η υπόσχεσή του.
Let's see how long his promise lasts this time.
Word family
άντε γειαbye then (dismissive farewell)
άντε καλάyeah right / if you say so
άντε πιαoh come on already (exasperation)
άιντεvariant spelling/pronunciation of άντε
Etymology
Άντε entered Greek as a loan from Turkish hadi/haydi, an exhortation meaning roughly "come on". The word spread across the Balkans during centuries of Ottoman contact and settled into everyday speech in each language with slightly different shades of urging, impatience, or resignation. In Greek it never became a true verb; it stayed a fixed, unchanging particle used to prod, hurry, or dismiss.
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