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χτυπάω
to hit, strike, or knock /xtiˈpao/
verbB1#1099 most common
Also: to ring (a bell, phone), to beat (of a heart), to bang or hurt (a body part) by accident
Example sentences
Ο Γιάννης χτυπάει την πόρτα.
Giannis is knocking on the door.
Χτύπησα το πόδι μου στην καρέκλα.
I banged my leg on the chair.
Το ρολόι χτυπάει έξι η ώρα.
The clock is striking six.
Η καρδιά της χτυπούσε δυνατά όταν άκουσε τα νέα.
Her heart was pounding hard when she heard the news.
Ο πυγμάχος χτύπησε τον αντίπαλό του με ένα δυνατό χτύπημα και τον έριξε κάτω.
The boxer struck his opponent with a powerful blow and knocked him down.
Αν δεν χτυπηθεί εγκαίρως το πρόβλημα στη ρίζα του, θα συνεχίσει να επιβαρύνει το σύστημα.
If the problem is not tackled at its root in time, it will keep burdening the system.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | χτυπάω / χτυπώ | χτύπησα | θα χτυπήσω |
| 2sg | χτυπάς | χτύπησες | θα χτυπήσεις |
| 3sg | χτυπάει / χτυπά | χτύπησε | θα χτυπήσει |
| 1pl | χτυπάμε | χτυπήσαμε | θα χτυπήσουμε |
| 2pl | χτυπάτε | χτυπήσατε | θα χτυπήσετε |
| 3pl | χτυπάνε / χτυπούν | χτύπησαν | θα χτυπήσουν |
Word family
χτύπημαa hit, blow, or knock
χτυπητόςloud, flashy, or garish (also: whipped, as in cream)
χτυποκάρδιheart-pounding, palpitation
χτυπημένοςhit, injured, or beaten up
Etymology
Χτυπάω is the everyday modern form of the older κτυπώ, which comes from Ancient Greek κτυπέω, meaning to make a loud noise or resound. That verb is built on the noun κτύπος, a thud or the sound of a blow. Over time the initial κ softened in speech to the χ sound reflected in today's spelling. The same ancient root family gives Greek τύπος, a mark or impression left by a strike, and τύπτω, to strike.
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