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αστειεύομαι
to joke, to be joking /a.sti.ˈe.vo.me/
verbB1#1728 most common
Also: to kid around, to jest, to make jokes
Example sentences
Δεν αστειεύομαι, σου λέω την αλήθεια.
I'm not joking, I'm telling you the truth.
Η Μαρία αστειεύεται πολύ όταν είναι με φίλους.
Maria jokes around a lot when she's with friends.
Μην ανησυχείς, απλώς αστειευόμουν μαζί σου.
Don't worry, I was just joking with you.
Αν συνεχίσεις να αστειεύεσαι έτσι, κανείς δεν θα σε πάρει στα σοβαρά.
If you keep joking like that, no one will take you seriously.
Δεν ήξερα αν αστειευόταν ή αν το εννοούσε πραγματικά, γιατί το πρόσωπό του έμεινε ανέκφραστο.
I didn't know whether he was joking or meant it for real, because his face stayed expressionless.
Καμιά φορά αστειεύεται με τόσο λεπτή ειρωνεία, που πολλοί δεν καταλαβαίνουν καν ότι πρόκειται για αστείο.
Sometimes he jokes with such subtle irony that many don't even realize it's a joke.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | αστειεύομαι | αστειεύτηκα | θα αστειευτώ |
| 2sg | αστειεύεσαι | αστειεύτηκες | θα αστειευτείς |
| 3sg | αστειεύεται | αστειεύτηκε | θα αστειευτεί |
| 1pl | αστειευόμαστε | αστειευτήκαμε | θα αστειευτούμε |
| 2pl | αστειεύεστε | αστειευτήκατε | θα αστειευτείτε |
| 3pl | αστειεύονται | αστειεύτηκαν | θα αστειευτούν |
Word family
αστείοa joke
αστείοςfunny, wittyαστεϊσμόςwitticism (formal, literary)
αστειάκιa little joke, a quip
χωρατεύωto joke around (colloquial near-synonym)
Etymology
The verb comes from the noun αστείο, meaning a joke, with the deponent verb suffix -εύομαι added to turn a noun into an action. Αστείο in turn traces back to the ancient adjective αστείος, meaning witty or urbane, which was formed from άστυ, meaning city or town. The old contrast was between the polished wit of city dwellers and the plainer speech of the countryside. The deeper origin of άστυ before Greek is debated among scholars, so no further root is given here.
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