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τρώω
to eat /ˈtro.o/
verbB1#1236 most common
Also: to gnaw, to eat away at (figurative)
Example sentences
Τρώω ένα μήλο.
I'm eating an apple.
Τι τρως το μεσημέρι;
What do you eat for lunch?
Χθες φάγαμε μακαρόνια για βραδινό.
Yesterday we ate pasta for dinner.
Αν έτρωγες πιο αργά, δεν θα πονούσε το στομάχι σου.
If you ate more slowly, your stomach wouldn't hurt.
Η ανησυχία τον τρώει από μέσα εδώ και μήνες.
Worry has been eating him up inside for months.
Οι δύο αδελφοί τρώγονται συνέχεια για την κληρονομιά των γονιών τους.
The two brothers are constantly at each other's throats over their parents' inheritance.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | τρώω | έφαγα | θα φάω |
| 2sg | τρως | έφαγες | θα φας |
| 3sg | τρώει | έφαγε | θα φάει |
| 1pl | τρώμε | φάγαμε | θα φάμε |
| 2pl | τρώτε | φάγατε | θα φάτε |
| 3pl | τρώνε | έφαγαν | θα φάνε |
Word family
φαγητόfood, a meal or dish
φαγάςbig eater, glutton
τρωκτικόrodent, literally 'gnawer'φαγοπότιa feast of eating and drinking
ανθρωποφάγοςcannibal
Etymology
Modern τρώω continues ancient τρώγω, 'to gnaw, nibble, munch,' a plainer word that stood next to the more formal ἐσθίω, 'to eat.' Modern Greek fused the two: the present tense comes from τρώγω, while the past and future are built on the old aorist ἔφαγον. The deeper origin of τρώγω itself is disputed, some scholars link it to the root behind τιτρώσκω, 'to wound,' and τραῦμα, 'wound,' through the notion of wearing something down, but this tie is a proposal, not a settled fact.
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