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μαλώνω
to quarrel/argue /maˈlono/
verbB2#2906 most common
Also: to scold, to tell off, to be on bad terms (with someone)
Example sentences
Ο Νίκος και η Μαρία μαλώνουν.
Nikos and Maria are arguing.
Μη μαλώνετε, παιδιά!
Don't quarrel, kids!
Χθες μάλωσα με τον αδερφό μου για το φαγητό.
Yesterday I argued with my brother over the food.
Η δασκάλα μάλωσε τον μαθητή επειδή δεν είχε κάνει τα μαθήματά του.
The teacher told off the student because he hadn't done his homework.
Αν συνεχίσετε να μαλώνετε έτσι μπροστά στα παιδιά, θα επηρεαστεί η ψυχολογία τους.
If you keep quarreling like this in front of the children, it will affect their psychology.
Παρόλο που είχαν μαλώσει άσχημα το προηγούμενο βράδυ, τα ξαναβρήκαν σαν να μην είχε συμβεί τίποτα.
Although they had quarreled badly the night before, they made up as if nothing had happened.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | μαλώνω | μάλωσα | θα μαλώσω |
| 2sg | μαλώνεις | μάλωσες | θα μαλώσεις |
| 3sg | μαλώνει | μάλωσε | θα μαλώσει |
| 1pl | μαλώνουμε | μαλώσαμε | θα μαλώσουμε |
| 2pl | μαλώνετε | μαλώσατε | θα μαλώσετε |
| 3pl | μαλώνουν | μάλωσαν | θα μαλώσουν |
Word family
μάλωμαa quarrel, a scolding
μαλωμένοςon bad terms, not speaking to someone after a quarrel
μαλώνομαιto quarrel with one another (reciprocal)
Etymology
Μαλώνω enters the record in Medieval Greek. Etymologists disagree on its ultimate source, and no root is universally accepted. Because the derivation is genuinely uncertain, this card does not assign a Proto-Indo-European root.
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