Top 100 verbs (modern greek)

  • είμαι (eímai) - to be

  • έχω (écho) - to have

  • κάνω (káno) - to do, to make

  • λέω (léo) - to say, to tell

  • βλέπω (vlépo) - to see

  • θέλω (thélo) - to want

  • παίρνω (paírno) - to take

  • δίνω (díno) - to give

  • ξέρω (xéro) - to know

  • μπορώ (boró) - to be able, can

  • ακούω (akoúo) - to hear, to listen

  • μιλάω (miláo) - to speak, to talk

  • έρχομαι (érchomai) - to come

  • πηγαίνω (pigéno) - to go

  • βρίσκω (vrísko) - to find

  • τρώω (tróo) - to eat

  • γράφω (gráfo) - to write

  • διαβάζω (diavázo) - to read

  • πίνω (píno) - to drink

  • ζω (zo) - to live

  • περιμένω (periméno) - to wait

  • ανοίγω (anoígo) - to open

  • κλείνω (klíno) - to close

  • δουλεύω (doulévo) - to work

  • παίζω (paízo) - to play

  • βάζω (vázo) - to put

  • βγάζω (vgázo) - to take out

  • μαθαίνω (mathéno) - to learn

  • σπουδάζω (spoudázo) - to study

  • φεύγω (févgo) - to leave

  • δίνω (díno) - to give

  • αγοράζω (agorázo) - to buy

  • πουλάω (pouláo) - to sell

  • πληρώνω (pliróno) - to pay

  • ρωτάω (rotáo) - to ask

  • απαντάω (apantáo) - to answer

  • θυμάμαι (thymámai) - to remember

  • ξεχνάω (xechnáo) - to forget

  • βγαίνω (vgaíno) - to go out

  • περπατάω (perpatáo) - to walk

  • τρέχω (trécho) - to run

  • μένω (méno) - to stay, to live

  • νιώθω (niótho) - to feel

  • καταλαβαίνω (katalavéno) - to understand

  • ελπίζω (elpízo) - to hope

  • φέρνω (férno) - to bring

  • σηκώνω (sikóno) - to lift, to raise

  • κοιτάω (kitáo) - to look

  • βρωμάω (vromáo) - to smell (bad)

  • μυρίζω (mirízo) - to smell (good)

  • πονάω (ponáo) - to hurt

  • χάνω (cháno) - to lose

  • νικάω (nikáo) - to win

  • γελάω (geláo) - to laugh

  • κλαίω (kléo) - to cry

  • βοηθάω (voitháo) - to help

  • διδάσκω (didásko) - to teach

  • μαγειρεύω (magirevo) - to cook

  • τραγουδάω (tragoudáo) - to sing

  • χορεύω (chorévo) - to dance

  • οδηγώ (odigó) - to drive

  • πετάω (petáo) - to fly, to throw

  • κολυμπάω (kolimbáo) - to swim

  • στέλνω (stélno) - to send

  • παίρνω (paírno) - to get

  • ζεσταίνω (zestaíno) - to heat

  • δροσίζω (drosízo) - to cool

  • κερδίζω (kerdízo) - to gain, to win

  • χάνω (cháno) - to lose

  • ξυπνάω (xipnáo) - to wake up

  • κοιμάμαι (kimáme) - to sleep

  • πεινάω (peináo) - to be hungry

  • διψάω (dipsáo) - to be thirsty

  • φωνάζω (fonázo) - to shout

  • ψάχνω (psáchno) - to search

  • βρίσκω (vrísko) - to find

  • δοκιμάζω (dokimázo) - to try, to taste

  • σβήνω (svíno) - to extinguish, to erase

  • ανάβω (anávo) - to light, to turn on

  • παθαίνω (pathéno) - to suffer, to happen to

  • φαντάζομαι (fantázomai) - to imagine

  • νομίζω (nomízo) - to think, to believe

  • χρειάζομαι (chreiazomai) - to need

  • θέτω (théto) - to set, to place

  • χρησιμοποιώ (chrisimopoió) - to use

  • περιγράφω (perigráfo) - to describe

  • διατηρώ (diatiró) - to maintain, to keep

  • συμφωνώ (simfonó) - to agree

  • διαφωνώ (diafonó) - to disagree

  • εξετάζω (exetázo) - to examine

  • εξηγώ (exigó) - to explain

  • προτιμώ (protimó) - to prefer

  • συνεχίζω (sinechízo) - to continue

  • σταματώ (stamató) - to stop

  • προσπαθώ (prospathó) - to try

  • εμπιστεύομαι (empistévomai) - to trust

  • απαγορεύω (apagorévo) - to forbid

  • επιτρέπω (epitrépo) - to allow

  • γεμίζω (gemízo) - to fill

  • αδειάζω (adiázo) - to empty