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πλένω
to wash /ˈple.no/
verbC1#3814 most common
Also: to wash up, to clean (by washing)
Example sentences
Πλένω τα χέρια μου.
I wash my hands.
Κάθε πρωί πλένω το πρόσωπό μου.
Every morning I wash my face.
Η μαμά πλένει τα πιάτα μετά το φαγητό.
Mom washes the dishes after the meal.
Θα πλύνουμε το αυτοκίνητο το Σαββατοκύριακο.
We will wash the car on the weekend.
Χθες έπλυνα όλα τα ρούχα γιατί δεν είχα τίποτα καθαρό.
Yesterday I washed all the clothes because I had nothing clean.
Αν έπλενες τα λαχανικά πιο προσεκτικά, δεν θα είχαμε αρρωστήσει.
If you had washed the vegetables more carefully, we wouldn't have gotten sick.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | πλένω | έπλυνα | θα πλύνω |
| 2sg | πλένεις | έπλυνες | θα πλύνεις |
| 3sg | πλένει | έπλυνε | θα πλύνει |
| 1pl | πλένουμε | πλύναμε | θα πλύνουμε |
| 2pl | πλένετε | πλύνατε | θα πλύνετε |
| 3pl | πλένουν | έπλυναν | θα πλύνουν |
Word family
Etymology
Πλένω continues ancient Greek πλύνω, meaning to wash clothes or launder. The verb goes back to a Proto-Indo-European root associated with flowing or floating, linking washing to the action of water. Over time the ancient form πλύνω shifted phonetically and lost the distinction with a related verb πλέω (to sail/float), converging in sound though the meanings stayed distinct in modern usage.
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