“Drying” (present) in Greek

In Greek, “Drying” (the verb, in the present tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Stegnono

(You) Stegnoneis

(You, formal) Stegnonete

(You, plural) Stegnonete

(He, She, It) Stegnonei

(We) Stegnonoume

(They) Stegnonoun

Using the Greek alphabet, it is written as:

(I) Στεγνώνω

(You) Στεγνώνεις

(You, formal) Στεγνώνετε

(You, plural) Στεγνώνετε

(He, She, It) Στεγνώνει

(We) Στεγνώνουμε

(They) Στεγνώνουν

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 

I am drying my shirts now.

Stegnono ta poukamisa mou tora.

Στεγνώνω τα πουκάμισα μου τώρα.

 

He’s drying the clothes outside.

Stegnonei ta rouxa ekso.

Στεγνώνει τα ρούχα έξω.

 

Are you still drying your hair?

(plural) Akoma stegnonete ta mallia sas?

(plural) Ακόμα στεγνώνετε τα μαλλιά σας;

 

She’s in the bathroom drying her hair.

Einai sto mpanio kai stegnonei ta mallia tis.

Είναι στο μπάνιο και στεγνώνει τα μαλλιά της.

 

The clothes are drying.

Ta rouxa stegnonoun.

Τα ρούχα στεγνώνουν.

 

He is drying the paint with a fan.

Stegnonei to xroma me enan anemistira.

Στεγνώνει το χρώμα με έναν ανεμιστήρα.

 

”We are drying some fruit outside in the sun right now.”

Stegnonoume kapoia frouta ekso ston ilio.

Στεγνώνουμε κάποια φρούτα έξω στον ήλιο.

 

”We’re drying our clothes outside on a clothes line.”

Stegnonoume ta rouxa mas se ena mpougadoskoino.

Στεγνώνουμε τα ρούχα μας σε ένα μπουγαδόσκοινο.

 

”They are drying the car right now.”

Stegnonoun to amaksi.

Στεγνώνουν το αμάξι.

 

Related words in Greek

“Dry” (future) in Greek

“Dries” (third-person) in Greek

“Drying machine”, “Drying machines” in Greek

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Drying” (present) in Lebanese Arabic

“Drying” (subject drying object) (present) in Tunisian Arabic

 

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