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βαριέμαι
to be bored /va.ˈrʝe.me/
verbC1#3485 most common
Also: to feel too lazy (to do something), to be fed up, can't be bothered
Example sentences
Βαριέμαι.
I'm bored.
Βαριέμαι να διαβάσω.
I don't feel like reading.
Ο Γιάννης βαριέται στο σχολείο.
Yiannis is bored at school.
Βαρεθήκαμε να περιμένουμε το λεωφορείο.
We got tired of waiting for the bus.
Αν συνεχίσεις να μου λες τα ίδια, θα βαρεθώ να σ' ακούω.
If you keep telling me the same things, I'll get tired of listening to you.
Είχε βαρεθεί τόσο πολύ τη δουλειά του, που αποφάσισε να παραιτηθεί χωρίς δεύτερη σκέψη.
He had grown so tired of his job that he decided to resign without a second thought.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | βαριέμαι | βαρέθηκα | θα βαρεθώ |
| 2sg | βαριέσαι | βαρέθηκες | θα βαρεθείς |
| 3sg | βαριέται | βαρέθηκε | θα βαρεθεί |
| 1pl | βαριόμαστε | βαρεθήκαμε | θα βαρεθούμε |
| 2pl | βαριέστε | βαρεθήκατε | θα βαρεθείτε |
| 3pl | βαριούνται | βαρέθηκαν | θα βαρεθούν |
Word family
Etymology
Βαριέμαι is a deponent verb, one that exists only in mediopassive form. It comes from ancient Greek βαρύνομαι/βαρέομαι, meaning to be weighed down or burdened, built on the adjective βαρύς, heavy. The sense shifted over time from physical heaviness to mental heaviness: boredom or reluctance.
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