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διδάσκω
to teach /ði.ˈða.sko/
verbB2#2934 most common
Also: to instruct, to educate
Example sentences
Η κυρία διδάσκει αγγλικά.
The lady teaches English.
Ο πατέρας μου διδάσκει μαθηματικά.
My father teaches mathematics.
Διδάσκω ελληνικά σε ξένους φοιτητές.
I teach Greek to foreign students.
Πέρυσι δίδασκε ιστορία σε ένα δημόσιο σχολείο.
Last year he was teaching history at a public school.
Ο καθηγητής μάς δίδαξε πώς να σκεφτόμαστε κριτικά.
The professor taught us how to think critically.
Η εμπειρία της τον δίδαξε να μην εμπιστεύεται εύκολα.
Her experience taught him not to trust easily.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | διδάσκω | δίδαξα | θα διδάξω |
| 2sg | διδάσκεις | δίδαξες | θα διδάξεις |
| 3sg | διδάσκει | δίδαξε | θα διδάξει |
| 1pl | διδάσκουμε | διδάξαμε | θα διδάξουμε |
| 2pl | διδάσκετε | διδάξατε | θα διδάξετε |
| 3pl | διδάσκουν | δίδαξαν | θα διδάξουν |
Word family
δάσκαλοςteacher (male)
δασκάλαteacher (female)
διδασκαλίαteaching, instruction
διδακτικόςdidactic, instructive
διδακτορικόdoctorate
Etymology
διδάσκω comes from Ancient Greek and already meant to teach or instruct in Homeric texts. It shows a reduplicated present stem, a common pattern in Greek verbs of this era. The root relates to Indo-European vocabulary for learning and knowledge, shared with the Sanskrit word for pandit or wise man.
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