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ξεφύγεις
you escape /kse.ˈfi.ʝis/
verbB1#1998 most common
Also: you get away, you slip away, you break free
Example sentences
Πρέπει να ξεφύγεις τώρα.
You must get away now.
Δεν θα ξεφύγεις εύκολα.
You won't escape easily.
Αν τρέξεις γρήγορα, θα ξεφύγεις από τον κίνδυνο.
If you run fast, you'll escape the danger.
Πώς κατάφερες να ξεφύγεις από τους αστυνομικούς;
How did you manage to escape from the police?
Όσο κι αν προσπαθήσεις, δεν νομίζω ότι θα ξεφύγεις από τις ευθύνες σου.
However hard you try, I don't think you'll escape your responsibilities.
Μόνο αν αλλάξεις εντελώς τρόπο σκέψης θα μπορέσεις να ξεφύγεις από αυτόν τον φαύλο κύκλο.
Only if you change your way of thinking completely will you manage to break free from this vicious cycle.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ξεφεύγω | ξέφυγα | θα ξεφύγω |
| 2sg | ξεφεύγεις | ξέφυγες | θα ξεφύγεις |
| 3sg | ξεφεύγει | ξέφυγε | θα ξεφύγει |
| 1pl | ξεφεύγουμε | ξεφύγαμε | θα ξεφύγουμε |
| 2pl | ξεφεύγετε | ξεφύγατε | θα ξεφύγετε |
| 3pl | ξεφεύγουν | ξέφυγαν | θα ξεφύγουν |
Word family
φεύγωto leave, to flee
φυγήflight, escape
φυγάςa fugitive
διαφεύγωto elude, to escape notice
καταφεύγωto take refuge
Etymology
The verb comes from ξεφεύγω, built from the prefix ξε- (from ancient εκ-/εξ-, meaning out of or away from) and φεύγω, the ordinary Greek verb for to flee. Ξεφύγεις is the second person singular of the perfective stem, the form used after θα (future) or να (subjunctive). The base verb φεύγω goes back to Ancient Greek φεύγειν, from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to flee.
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