How to say “to have” in Greek

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έχω E-ho

to have

💡 Memory tip: Sounds exactly like “echo.” Picture yourself shouting into a canyon: “I HAVE an ECHO!” — έχω = I have.

“Έχω δύο αδέρφια.”

I have two siblings.

Present tense
εγώ (I)
έχω E-ho

I have

“Έχω ένα σκύλο.”

I have a dog.

εσύ (you)
έχεις E-hees

you have

“Έχεις πολλή δουλειά.”

You have a lot of work.

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
έχει E-hee

he/she has

“Έχει δύο παιδιά.”

He has two children.

εμείς (we)
έχουμε E-hoo-me

we have

“Έχουμε χρόνο.”

We have time.

εσείς (you pl.)
έχετε E-he-te

you (all) have

“Έχετε δίκιο.”

You (all) are right.

αυτοί (they)
έχουν E-hoon

they have

“Έχουν ένα αυτοκίνητο.”

They have a car.

Past tense
εγώ (I)
είχα EE-ha

I had

“Είχα ένα ποδήλατο.”

I had a bicycle.

εσύ (you)
είχες EE-hes

you had

“Είχες δίκιο.”

You were right.

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
είχε EE-he

he/she had

“Είχε πολλή δουλειά.”

She had a lot of work.

εμείς (we)
είχαμε EE-ha-me

we had

“Είχαμε πρόβλημα.”

We had a problem.

εσείς (you pl.)
είχατε EE-ha-te

you (all) had

“Είχατε χρόνο.”

You (all) had time.

αυτοί (they)
είχαν EE-han

they had

“Είχαν ένα σχέδιο.”

They had a plan.

Future tense
εγώ (I)
θα έχω tha E-ho

I will have

“Θα έχω χρόνο αύριο.”

I will have time tomorrow.

εσύ (you)
θα έχεις tha E-hees

you will have

“Θα έχεις δουλειά.”

You will have work.

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
θα έχει tha E-hee

he/she will have

“Θα έχει εξετάσεις.”

He will have exams.

εμείς (we)
θα έχουμε tha E-hoo-me

we will have

“Θα έχουμε πάρτι.”

We will have a party.

εσείς (you pl.)
θα έχετε tha E-he-te

you (all) will have

“Θα έχετε επισκέπτες.”

You (all) will have guests.

αυτοί (they)
θα έχουν tha E-hoon

they will have

“Θα έχουν διακοπές.”

They will have vacation.