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αληθεύω
to speak the truth /a.li.ˈθev.o/
verbB2#2481 most common
Also: to be true, to be truthful
Example sentences
Πάντα αληθεύω.
I always tell the truth.
Αυτό που λέει ο Νίκος αληθεύει.
What Nikos says is true.
Η φήμη αληθεύει, δυστυχώς.
The rumor is true, unfortunately.
Αν αληθεύουν αυτές οι πληροφορίες, πρέπει να ανησυχήσουμε.
If this information is true, we should worry.
Δεν αληθεύει ο ισχυρισμός ότι η εταιρεία απέκρυψε τα κέρδη της.
The claim that the company hid its profits is not true.
Σπάνια αληθεύει απόλυτα μια είδηση που διαδίδεται τόσο γρήγορα στα μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης.
A piece of news that spreads so fast on social media is rarely fully true.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | αληθεύω | αλήθευσα | θα αληθεύσω |
| 2sg | αληθεύεις | αλήθευσες | θα αληθεύσεις |
| 3sg | αληθεύει | αλήθευσε | θα αληθεύσει |
| 1pl | αληθεύουμε | αληθεύσαμε | θα αληθεύσουμε |
| 2pl | αληθεύετε | αληθεύσατε | θα αληθεύσετε |
| 3pl | αληθεύουν | αλήθευσαν | θα αληθεύσουν |
Word family
αλήθειαtruthαληθινόςtrue, real, genuine
αληθήςtrue (formal register)
αναληθήςuntrue, false
αληθοφανήςplausible, true-seeming
Etymology
Αληθεύω comes from the adjective αληθής, true, joined with the verbal suffix -εύω, which turns a noun or adjective into a verb of being or acting. Αληθής itself breaks down into the negative prefix α- and λήθη, forgetting or concealment, so a true thing is literally one that is not hidden. The verb keeps this sense: to be true, or to speak in a way that matches reality.
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