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καθοδηγώ
to guide /ka.θo.ði.ˈɣo/
verbC1#3714 most common
Also: to direct, to lead, to mentor
Example sentences
Ο δάσκαλος καθοδηγεί τους μαθητές.
The teacher guides the students.
Θα σε καθοδηγήσω μέχρι το νέο σου γραφείο.
I will guide you to your new office.
Ο προπονητής καθοδήγησε την ομάδα σε μια σημαντική νίκη.
The coach guided the team to an important victory.
Οι γονείς πρέπει να καθοδηγούν τα παιδιά τους χωρίς να τα πιέζουν.
Parents must guide their children without pressuring them.
Η εμπειρία της τον καθοδήγησε στις πιο δύσκολες αποφάσεις της καριέρας του.
Her experience guided him through the hardest decisions of his career.
Καθοδηγούμενος από αρχές που είχε διαμορφώσει από νεαρή ηλικία, αρνήθηκε να συμβιβαστεί.
Guided by principles he had formed from a young age, he refused to compromise.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | καθοδηγώ | καθοδήγησα | θα καθοδηγήσω |
| 2sg | καθοδηγείς | καθοδήγησες | θα καθοδηγήσεις |
| 3sg | καθοδηγεί | καθοδήγησε | θα καθοδηγήσει |
| 1pl | καθοδηγούμε | καθοδηγήσαμε | θα καθοδηγήσουμε |
| 2pl | καθοδηγείτε | καθοδηγήσατε | θα καθοδηγήσετε |
| 3pl | καθοδηγούν | καθοδήγησαν | θα καθοδηγήσουν |
Word family
οδηγόςguide, driverοδηγίαinstruction, directionκαθοδήγησηguidance
καθοδηγητικόςguiding, directive
οδηγώto drive, to guideEtymology
Καθοδηγώ is built from the prefix κατά (down, thoroughly) and οδηγώ (to guide, to drive), which itself comes from οδός (road, way) plus ηγέομαι (to lead). The root of οδός has no settled origin, but ηγέομαι is traditionally traced to a root meaning to track down or seek out, the same one behind Latin sagire and English seek. The literal image is leading someone down a path, and the modern verb kept that sense while widening it to cover guidance of any kind, physical, professional, or moral.
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