”Reading” (present) in Greek

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

(I) Diavazo

(You) Diavazeis

(You, formal) Diavazete

(You, plural) Diavazete

(He, She, It) Diavazei

(We) Diavazoume

(They) Diavazoun

Using the Greek alphabet, it is written as:

(I) Διαβάζω

(You) Διαβάζεις

(You, formal) Διαβάζετε

(You, plural) Διαβάζετε

(He, She, It) Διαβάζει

(We) Διαβάζουμε

(They) Διαβάζουν

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m reading a science fiction book.”

Diavazo ena sci-fi vivlio.

Διαβάζω ένα sci-fi βιβλίο.

 
“I’m reading this book for the third time.”

Diavazo afto to vivlio gia triti fora.

Διαβάζω αυτό το βιβλίο για τρίτη φορά.

 
“What are you reading?”

Ti diavazeis?

Τι διαβάζεις;

 
“What are you two reading?”

Ti diavazete eseis oi dio?

Τι διαβάζετε εσείς οι δύο;

 
“He is reading his newspaper in the living room. ”

Diavazei tin efimerida tou sto kathistiko.

Διαβάζει την εφημερίδα του στο καθιστικό.

 
“She is on that bench reading a magazine.”

Einai sto pagkaki kai diavazei ena periodiko.

Είναι στο παγκάκι και διαβάζει ένα περιοδικό.

 
“We are reading this book for our history class.”

Diavazoume afto to vivlio gia to mathima tis istorias.

Διαβάζουμε αυτό το βιβλίο για το μάθημα της ιστορίας.

 
“We’re not reading this for class. We’re reading it because we like this genre.”

Den to diavazoume gia to mathima. To diavazoume epeidi mas aresei afto to eidos.

Δεν το διαβάζουμε για το μάθημα. Το διαβάζουμε επειδή μας αρέσει αυτό το είδος.

 
“They are reading articles online.”

Diavazoun arthra online.

Διαβάζουν άρθρα online.

Related words in Greek

”Read” (past) in Greek

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Reading” (present) in Egyptian Arabic

“Reading” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

“Reading” (present) in Turkish