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πάω
to go /ˈpa.o/
verbA1#57 most common
Also: to head somewhere, to be going (along), to take/carry to a place
Example sentences
Πάω σπίτι.
I'm going home.
Πού πας;
Where are you going?
Πάμε για καφέ;
Shall we go for a coffee?
Αύριο θα πάω στη δουλειά με τα πόδια.
Tomorrow I will go to work on foot.
Χθες πήγα στον γιατρό, αλλά δεν με δέχτηκε.
Yesterday I went to the doctor, but he didn't see me.
Δεν πάει άλλο έτσι· κάτι πρέπει να αλλάξει.
It can't go on like this; something has to change.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | πάω | πήγα | θα πάω |
| 2sg | πας | πήγες | θα πας |
| 3sg | πάει | πήγε | θα πάει |
| 1pl | πάμε | πήγαμε | θα πάμε |
| 2pl | πάτε | πήγατε | θα πάτε |
| 3pl | πάνε | πήγαν | θα πάνε |
Word family
πηγαίνωto go (full form of πάω)
πήγαI went (past tense)
πάμεlet's go
πηγαινέλαcoming and going, back-and-forth
Etymology
πάω is the everyday, contracted verb for "go" in Modern Greek. It descends from Ancient Greek ὑπάγω ("to lead under, withdraw, go away"), formed from ὑπό ("under") plus ἄγω ("to lead, drive"). Through medieval forms the prefix wore down: ὑπάγω gave 'πάγω and then πάω. It shares one paradigm with the fuller form πηγαίνω.
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