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τρομάζω
to be frightened, to get scared /troˈmazo/
verbB2#2097 most common
Also: to frighten, to scare (someone), to be startled
Example sentences
Το παιδί τρομάζει με τον σκύλο.
The child gets scared of the dog.
Τρόμαξα όταν άκουσα τον θόρυβο.
I got scared when I heard the noise.
Μην τρομάζεις, όλα θα πάνε καλά.
Don't be scared, everything will be fine.
Η ταινία τρόμου τρόμαξε όλους στην αίθουσα.
The horror film scared everyone in the room.
Τον τρόμαξε τόσο πολύ η είδηση που δεν μπόρεσε να μιλήσει.
The news frightened him so much that he could not speak.
Αν και προσπαθούσε να δείχνει ψύχραιμος, τρομάζει βαθιά μέσα του κάθε φορά που αναφέρεται το παρελθόν του.
Even though he tried to look calm, deep down he grows frightened every time his past comes up.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | τρομάζω | τρόμαξα | θα τρομάξω |
| 2sg | τρομάζεις | τρόμαξες | θα τρομάξεις |
| 3sg | τρομάζει | τρόμαξε | θα τρομάξει |
| 1pl | τρομάζουμε | τρομάξαμε | θα τρομάξουμε |
| 2pl | τρομάζετε | τρομάξατε | θα τρομάξετε |
| 3pl | τρομάζουν | τρόμαξαν | θα τρομάξουν |
Word family
τρόμοςfear, tremorτρομερόςterrible, frightening
τρομάραa fright, a scare
τρομαγμένοςscared, frightened (participle)
τρομοκρατίαterrorismEtymology
τρομάζω is built on the ancient noun τρόμος, meaning trembling or fear, which itself comes from the verb τρέμω, to tremble. The suffix -άζω turns the noun into an everyday verb of state or action. So τρομάζω literally means to fall into trembling, and over time it settled into the plain sense of getting scared or scaring someone.
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