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σοβαρολογώ
to be serious, to speak in earnest /so.va.ro.lo.ˈɣo/
verbB2#2760 most common
Also: to mean it (not joke), to talk seriously
Example sentences
Σοβαρολογώ!
I'm serious!
Δεν αστειεύομαι, σοβαρολογώ.
I'm not joking, I'm serious.
Σοβαρολογείς ή κάνεις πλάκα;
Are you serious or joking?
Μη σοβαρολογείς, αυτό δεν γίνεται.
You can't be serious, that's not possible.
Όταν ο διευθυντής σοβαρολογεί, όλοι στο γραφείο σιωπούν.
When the manager speaks seriously, everyone in the office falls silent.
Δεν μπορούσα να καταλάβω αν σοβαρολογούσε ή αν απλώς προσποιόταν για να μας εντυπωσιάσει.
I couldn't tell whether he was being serious or just pretending to impress us.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | σοβαρολογώ | σοβαρολόγησα | θα σοβαρολογήσω |
| 2sg | σοβαρολογείς | σοβαρολόγησες | θα σοβαρολογήσεις |
| 3sg | σοβαρολογεί | σοβαρολόγησε | θα σοβαρολογήσει |
| 1pl | σοβαρολογούμε | σοβαρολογήσαμε | θα σοβαρολογήσουμε |
| 2pl | σοβαρολογείτε | σοβαρολογήσατε | θα σοβαρολογήσετε |
| 3pl | σοβαρολογούν(ε) | σοβαρολόγησαν | θα σοβαρολογήσουν |
Word family
σοβαρόςserious, grave
σοβαρότηταseriousness
σοβαρεύομαιto become serious
λέγω/λέωto say, to speak
λόγοςword, speech, reasonEtymology
The verb is a Modern Greek compound built from the adjective σοβαρός, meaning serious or grave, and the verb λέγω/λέω, meaning to say or speak. The two roots are joined with a linking vowel and conjugated as a contract verb in -ώ, on the pattern of μπορώ. The result reads literally as speak-seriously, and in everyday use it usually signals that the speaker is not joking.
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