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ψηφίζω
to vote /psiˈfizo/
verbB2#2220 most common
Also: to elect, to pass/enact (a law), to cast a ballot
Example sentences
Αύριο ψηφίζω για πρώτη φορά.
Tomorrow I vote for the first time.
Ποιον θα ψηφίσεις στις εκλογές;
Who will you vote for in the elections?
Πολλοί νέοι δεν ψηφίζουν γιατί δεν εμπιστεύονται τους πολιτικούς.
Many young people don't vote because they don't trust politicians.
Η Βουλή ψήφισε τον νέο νόμο μετά από πολύωρη συζήτηση.
Parliament passed the new law after a lengthy debate.
Αν ψήφιζαν όλοι όσοι έχουν δικαίωμα, το αποτέλεσμα θα ήταν διαφορετικό.
If everyone who has the right to vote had voted, the result would be different.
Όσοι ψηφίζουν λευκό θεωρούν ότι κανένα κόμμα δεν τους εκπροσωπεί επαρκώς.
Those who cast a blank ballot consider that no party represents them adequately.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ψηφίζω | ψήφισα | θα ψηφίσω |
| 2sg | ψηφίζεις | ψήφισες | θα ψηφίσεις |
| 3sg | ψηφίζει | ψήφισε | θα ψηφίσει |
| 1pl | ψηφίζουμε | ψηφίσαμε | θα ψηφίσουμε |
| 2pl | ψηφίζετε | ψηφίσατε | θα ψηφίσετε |
| 3pl | ψηφίζουν | ψήφισαν | θα ψηφίσουν |
Word family
ψήφοςvote, ballot (f)
ψηφοφορίαvoting, ballot (f)
ψηφοδέλτιοballot paper (n)
ψηφοφόροςvoter (m/f)
ψήφισμαresolution, decree (n)
Etymology
Derived from the noun ψῆφος ('pebble'), since in ancient Athens citizens cast their votes by dropping small pebbles into urns. The verb thus originally meant 'to count or decide with pebbles', and by extension 'to vote'. The sense narrowed in modern Greek to voting in elections and to a legislature enacting laws.
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