to separate / break up
💡 Memory tip: Related to χωρίς (without, apart) — keeping things apart — χωρίζω = I separate, break up, divorce.
“Χώρισαν πέρσι.”
They broke up last year.
I separate
“Χωρίζω τα άσπρα από τα χρωματιστά.”
I separate the whites from the colors.
you separate
“Χωρίζεις με τον Γιάννη;”
Are you breaking up with Giannis?
he/she separates
“Ο δρόμος χωρίζει το χωριό στα δύο.”
The road divides the village in two.
we separate
“Χωρίζουμε τον λογαριασμό;”
Shall we split the bill?
you (all) separate
“Χωρίζετε στ' αλήθεια;”
Are you two really splitting up?
they separate
“Οι γονείς της χωρίζουν.”
Her parents are getting divorced.
I separated
“Χώρισα πριν από δύο χρόνια.”
I got divorced two years ago.
you separated
“Χώρισες με τη Μαρία;”
Did you break up with Maria?
he/she separated
“Χώρισε τα παιδιά σε ομάδες.”
She divided the kids into groups.
we separated
“Χωρίσαμε φιλικά.”
We split up on good terms.
you (all) separated
“Γιατί χωρίσατε;”
Why did you two split up?
they separated
“Χώρισαν μετά από είκοσι χρόνια.”
They split up after twenty years.
I will separate
“Θα χωρίσω την πίτσα σε οκτώ κομμάτια.”
I'll divide the pizza into eight slices.
you will separate
“Θα χωρίσεις τα χαρτιά σε δύο στοίβες;”
Will you split the papers into two piles?
he/she will separate
“Θα χωρίσει τα ρούχα για το πλύσιμο.”
She'll sort the clothes for washing.
we will separate
“Δεν θα χωρίσουμε ποτέ.”
We'll never split up.
you (all) will separate
“Θα χωρίσετε τα έξοδα;”
Will you (all) split the costs?
they will separate
“Θα χωρίσουν τα παιδιά σε δύο τάξεις.”
They will divide the children into two classes.