How to say “to seem / appear” in Greek

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φαίνομαι FE-no-me

to seem / appear

“Φαίνομαι κουρασμένος σήμερα.”

I seem tired today.

Present tense
εγώ (I)
φαίνομαι FE-no-me

I seem

“Φαίνομαι κουρασμένος σήμερα;”

Do I look tired today?

εσύ (you)
φαίνεσαι FE-ne-se

you seem

“Φαίνεσαι πολύ χαρούμενη!”

You seem very happy!

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
φαίνεται FE-ne-te

he/she seems

“Φαίνεται έξυπνη.”

She seems smart.

εμείς (we)
φαινόμαστε fe-NO-ma-ste

we seem

“Φαινόμαστε μικρότεροι στις φωτογραφίες.”

We seem younger in the photos.

εσείς (you pl.)
φαίνεστε FE-ne-ste

you (all) seem

“Φαίνεστε πεινασμένοι.”

You (all) seem hungry.

αυτοί (they)
φαίνονται FE-non-de

they seem

“Τα βουνά φαίνονται από εδώ.”

The mountains can be seen from here.

Past tense
εγώ (I)
φάνηκα FA-nee-ka

I seemed

“Φάνηκα λίγο αγχωμένος χθες.”

I seemed a little stressed yesterday.

εσύ (you)
φάνηκες FA-nee-kes

you seemed

“Μου φάνηκες στενοχωρημένη.”

You seemed upset to me.

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
φάνηκε FA-nee-ke

he/she seemed

“Η ταινία μού φάνηκε βαρετή.”

The movie seemed boring to me.

εμείς (we)
φανήκαμε fa-NEE-ka-me

we seemed

“Φανήκαμε τυχεροί με τον καιρό.”

We seemed lucky with the weather.

εσείς (you pl.)
φανήκατε fa-NEE-ka-te

you (all) seemed

“Φανήκατε πολύ ευγενικοί.”

You (all) seemed very polite.

αυτοί (they)
φάνηκαν FA-nee-kan

they seemed

“Τα παιδιά φάνηκαν ενθουσιασμένα.”

The children seemed excited.

Future tense
εγώ (I)
θα φανώ tha fa-NO

I will seem

“Θα φανώ αγενής αν φύγω νωρίς;”

Will I seem rude if I leave early?

εσύ (you)
θα φανείς tha fa-NEES

you will seem

“Θα φανείς πολύ κομψή με αυτό.”

You will look very elegant in that.

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
θα φανεί tha fa-NEE

he/she will seem

“Η θάλασσα θα φανεί σε λίγο.”

The sea will come into view soon.

εμείς (we)
θα φανούμε tha fa-NOO-me

we will seem

“Θα φανούμε δυνατοί στον αγώνα.”

We will show ourselves strong in the match.

εσείς (you pl.)
θα φανείτε tha fa-NEE-te

you (all) will seem

“Θα φανείτε χρήσιμοι, είμαι σίγουρος.”

You (all) will prove useful, I'm sure.

αυτοί (they)
θα φανούν tha fa-NOON

they will seem

“Τα αποτελέσματα θα φανούν σύντομα.”

The results will show soon.