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καθιστώ
to render, make (someone/something a certain way) /kaθiˈsto/
verbC1#3925 most common
Also: to establish, appoint, to install, set up
Example sentences
Αυτό με καθιστά χαρούμενο.
This makes me happy.
Η βροχή καθιστά τον δρόμο επικίνδυνο.
The rain makes the road dangerous.
Ο νόμος τον καθιστά υπεύθυνο για τη ζημιά.
The law makes him liable for the damage.
Η εμπειρία του τον καθιστά κατάλληλο για τη θέση.
His experience makes him suitable for the position.
Το δικαστήριο τον κατέστησε αθώο των κατηγοριών.
The court declared him innocent of the charges.
Οι νέες διατάξεις θα καταστήσουν αναγκαία την αναθεώρηση του καταστατικού.
The new provisions will make revision of the charter necessary.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | καθιστώ | κατέστησα | θα καταστήσω |
| 2sg | καθιστάς | κατέστησες | θα καταστήσεις |
| 3sg | καθιστά | κατέστησε | θα καταστήσει |
| 1pl | καθιστούμε | καταστήσαμε | θα καταστήσουμε |
| 2pl | καθιστάτε | καταστήσατε | θα καταστήσετε |
| 3pl | καθιστούν | κατέστησαν | θα καταστήσουν |
Word family
κατάστασηsituation, state, condition
καθεστώςregime, established order
αποκαθιστώto restore, rehabilitate
καθιστάμενοςbecoming, being rendered
σύστασηcomposition, recommendationEtymology
Καθιστώ descends from ancient Greek καθίστημι, a compound of the prefix κατά (down, thoroughly) and ἵστημι (to make stand, to set). The original sense was literally to make someone or something stand or sit in a fixed position, which shifted to the abstract sense of making something into a given state, or of appointing someone to a role. Modern Greek kept the formal, administrative flavor of the old verb.
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