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χωρίζω
to separate /xoˈɾizo/
verbB1#1684 most common
Also: to divide, to divorce, to split up
Example sentences
Ο Γιάννης και η Μαρία χώρισαν.
Giannis and Maria broke up.
Χωρίζω τα ρούχα μου ανά χρώμα.
I sort my clothes by color.
Οι γονείς μου χώρισαν όταν ήμουν δέκα χρονών.
My parents divorced when I was ten.
Πρέπει να χωρίσουμε το κείμενο σε παραγράφους.
We need to divide the text into paragraphs.
Αποφάσισαν να χωρίσουν φιλικά, χωρίς καβγάδες.
They decided to separate amicably, without fights.
Ο ποταμός χωρίζει την πόλη σε δύο άνισα τμήματα, δημιουργώντας μια αόρατη κοινωνική διαχωριστική γραμμή.
The river divides the city into two unequal parts, creating an invisible social dividing line.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | χωρίζω | χώρισα | θα χωρίσω |
| 2sg | χωρίζεις | χώρισες | θα χωρίσεις |
| 3sg | χωρίζει | χώρισε | θα χωρίσει |
| 1pl | χωρίζουμε | χωρίσαμε | θα χωρίσουμε |
| 2pl | χωρίζετε | χωρίσατε | θα χωρίσετε |
| 3pl | χωρίζουν | χώρισαν | θα χωρίσουν |
Word family
χωρισμόςseparation, divorce
χωριστόςseparate, distinct
χωριστάseparately
αποχωρίζομαιto part with, to be separated from
Etymology
Χωρίζω comes from the noun χώρος, meaning space or place, combined with the verb-forming suffix -ίζω, which turns a noun into an action of producing or making that thing happen. So the verb literally means to make space between things, and by extension to separate or divide them. The origin of χώρος itself is not settled among scholars, so no reliable deeper root can be given.
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