Expertlatin
- What is 2nd aorist active indicative?
- What does aorist active indicative mean?
- What are the second aorist endings in Ancient Greek?
- What is an example of aorist tense?
What is 2nd aorist active indicative?
The second aorist (irregular) form is produced by adding a κ to the end of the stem, and replacing the present tense ending (-μι) with the aorist tense ending. The augment replaces ο on ἀπό and contracts with the stem vowel (hence the circumflex accent) to yield the form ἀφῆκα.
What does aorist active indicative mean?
The aorist indicative is also used to express things that happen in general, without asserting a time (the "gnomic aorist"). It can also be used of present and future events; the aorist also has several specialized senses meaning present action.
What are the second aorist endings in Ancient Greek?
Second aorist endings
The endings include an ο or ε (thematic vowel). In the indicative, endings are identical to those of the imperfect; in non-indicative moods, they are identical to those of the present.
What is an example of aorist tense?
The aorist is often used in the same kinds of contexts in which we would find a simple past tense verb in English. For that reason, the aorist is often translated into English as a simple past tense, like the verb “played” in the sentence, “Karen played tennis yesterday.”
