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διάβασμα
studying /ðiˈavazma/
nounB2#2761 most common
Also: reading, revision (for exams)
Example sentences
Το διάβασμα είναι σημαντικό για το σχολείο.
Studying is important for school.
Κάθε μέρα κάνω λίγο διάβασμα.
Every day I do a bit of studying.
Μετά το διάβασμα, βγήκα βόλτα με τους φίλους μου.
After studying, I went out for a walk with my friends.
Το πολύωρο διάβασμα πριν τις εξετάσεις με είχε εξαντλήσει.
The many hours of studying before the exams had worn me out.
Χωρίς σωστή οργάνωση, το διάβασμα μπορεί να γίνει ατελέσφορο.
Without proper organization, studying can become fruitless.
Η αγωνία της για το διάβασμα των μαθημάτων της αντανακλούσε τον φόβο της αποτυχίας.
Her anxiety over studying her subjects reflected her fear of failure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το διάβασμα | τα διαβάσματα |
| Genitive | του διαβάσματος | των διαβασμάτων |
| Accusative | το διάβασμα | τα διαβάσματα |
| Vocative | διάβασμα | διαβάσματα |
Word family
διαβάζωto read, to study
διαβασμένοςwell-prepared, having studied
αδιάβαστοςunprepared, not having studied
διάβασηcrossing (e.g. pedestrian crossing)
Etymology
Διάβασμα is a deverbal noun built from διαβάζω, the everyday Greek verb for reading and studying. Διαβάζω goes back to ancient διαβιβάζω, a causative form of διαβαίνω, meaning to make something cross over or pass through. The sense narrowed over time from moving across something to moving through a text with your eyes, hence reading. Διάβασμα names the activity or session of doing that.
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