How to say “to grow up” in Greek

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μεγαλώνω me-ga-LO-no

to grow up

💡 Memory tip: Starts with “MEGA.” Picture a tiny child growing into a MEGA-sized adult — μεγαλώνω = I grow up.

“Τα παιδιά μεγαλώνουν γρήγορα.”

Children grow up fast.

Present tense
εγώ (I)
μεγαλώνω me-gha-LO-no

I grow up

“Μεγαλώνω και αλλάζω.”

I grow up and change.

εσύ (you)
μεγαλώνεις me-gha-LO-nees

you grow up

“Μεγαλώνεις τόσο γρήγορα!”

You grow up so fast!

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
μεγαλώνει me-gha-LO-nee

he/she grows up

“Μεγαλώνει κάθε μέρα.”

She grows up every day.

εμείς (we)
μεγαλώνουμε me-gha-LO-noo-me

we grow up

“Μεγαλώνουμε μαζί με τα ξαδέρφια μας.”

We grow up together with our cousins.

εσείς (you pl.)
μεγαλώνετε me-gha-LO-ne-te

you (all) grow up

“Μεγαλώνετε πολύ γρήγορα!”

You (all) are growing up very fast!

αυτοί (they)
μεγαλώνουν me-gha-LO-noon

they grow up

“Τα παιδιά μεγαλώνουν γρήγορα.”

Children grow up fast.

Past tense
εγώ (I)
μεγάλωσα me-GHA-lo-sa

I grew up

“Μεγάλωσα σε ένα χωριό στην Κρήτη.”

I grew up in a village in Crete.

εσύ (you)
μεγάλωσες me-GHA-lo-ses

you grew up

“Πού μεγάλωσες;”

Where did you grow up?

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
μεγάλωσε me-GHA-lo-se

he/she grew up

“Μεγάλωσε στη Θεσσαλονίκη.”

She grew up in Thessaloniki.

εμείς (we)
μεγαλώσαμε me-gha-LO-sa-me

we grew up

“Μεγαλώσαμε κοντά στη θάλασσα.”

We grew up near the sea.

εσείς (you pl.)
μεγαλώσατε me-gha-LO-sa-te

you (all) grew up

“Μεγαλώσατε μαζί;”

Did you (all) grow up together?

αυτοί (they)
μεγάλωσαν me-GHA-lo-san

they grew up

“Μεγάλωσαν στην ίδια γειτονιά.”

They grew up in the same neighborhood.

Future tense
εγώ (I)
θα μεγαλώσω tha me-gha-LO-so

I will grow up

“Όταν μεγαλώσω, θα γίνω γιατρός.”

When I grow up, I will become a doctor.

εσύ (you)
θα μεγαλώσεις tha me-gha-LO-sees

you will grow up

“Θα μεγαλώσεις και θα καταλάβεις.”

You will grow up and you will understand.

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
θα μεγαλώσει tha me-gha-LO-see

he/she will grow up

“Ο σκύλος θα μεγαλώσει πολύ.”

The dog will grow a lot.

εμείς (we)
θα μεγαλώσουμε tha me-gha-LO-soo-me

we will grow up

“Θα μεγαλώσουμε την οικογένεια.”

We will grow our family.

εσείς (you pl.)
θα μεγαλώσετε tha me-gha-LO-se-te

you (all) will grow up

“Θα μεγαλώσετε και θα ξεχάσετε.”

You (all) will grow up and forget.

αυτοί (they)
θα μεγαλώσουν tha me-gha-LO-soon

they will grow up

“Θα μεγαλώσουν μαζί με τα ζώα.”

They will grow up with the animals.