# Ch17 Contract Verb Parsing Drill

**Instructions:** For each contracted form, (1) parse it (person, number, lexical form), (2) identify the two vowels that contracted (stem vowel + connecting vowel/ending vowel), and (3) provide a translation.

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| # | Contracted form | Person | Number | Lexical form | Stem vowel + C.V. | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀγαπῶ | | | | | |
| 2 | ἀγαπᾷς | | | | | |
| 3 | ἀγαπᾷ | | | | | |
| 4 | ἀγαπῶμεν | | | | | |
| 5 | ἀγαπᾶτε | | | | | |
| 6 | ἀγαπῶσιν | | | | | |
| 7 | ποιῶ | | | | | |
| 8 | ποιεῖς | | | | | |
| 9 | ποιεῖ | | | | | |
| 10 | ποιοῦμεν | | | | | |
| 11 | ποιεῖτε | | | | | |
| 12 | ποιοῦσιν | | | | | |
| 13 | πληρῶ | | | | | |
| 14 | πληροῖς | | | | | |
| 15 | πληροῖ | | | | | |
| 16 | πληροῦμεν | | | | | |
| 17 | πληροῦτε | | | | | |
| 18 | λαλεῖς | | | | | |
| 19 | ζητεῖτε | | | | | |
| 20 | τιμῶ | | | | | |

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## Answer Key

| # | Contracted form | Person | Number | Lexical form | Uncontracted | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀγαπῶ | 1st | Singular | ἀγαπάω | α + ω → ω | I love | α-contract |
| 2 | ἀγαπᾷς | 2nd | Singular | ἀγαπάω | α + εις → ᾷς | You love | α+ει → ᾳ |
| 3 | ἀγαπᾷ | 3rd | Singular | ἀγαπάω | α + ει → ᾷ | He/she loves | α+ει → ᾳ |
| 4 | ἀγαπῶμεν | 1st | Plural | ἀγαπάω | α + ο → ω (before μ) | We love | α+ο → ω |
| 5 | ἀγαπᾶτε | 2nd | Plural | ἀγαπάω | α + ε → ᾶ | You (pl.) love | α+ε → α (long) |
| 6 | ἀγαπῶσιν | 3rd | Plural | ἀγαπάω | α + ο → ω (3pl) | They love | α+ου → ω |
| 7 | ποιῶ | 1st | Singular | ποιέω | ε + ω → ω | I do/make | ε-contract |
| 8 | ποιεῖς | 2nd | Singular | ποιέω | ε + εις → εῖς | You do/make | ε+ε → ει |
| 9 | ποιεῖ | 3rd | Singular | ποιέω | ε + ει → εῖ | He/she does/makes | ε+ει → ει |
| 10 | ποιοῦμεν | 1st | Plural | ποιέω | ε + ο → οῦ (before μ) | We do/make | ε+ο → ου |
| 11 | ποιεῖτε | 2nd | Plural | ποιέω | ε + ε → εῖ | You (pl.) do/make | ε+ε → ει |
| 12 | ποιοῦσιν | 3rd | Plural | ποιέω | ε + ου → οῦ | They do/make | ε+ου → ου |
| 13 | πληρῶ | 1st | Singular | πληρόω | ο + ω → ω | I fill/fulfill | ο-contract |
| 14 | πληροῖς | 2nd | Singular | πληρόω | ο + εις → οῖς | You fill | ο+ει → οι |
| 15 | πληροῖ | 3rd | Singular | πληρόω | ο + ει → οῖ | He/she fills | ο+ει → οι |
| 16 | πληροῦμεν | 1st | Plural | πληρόω | ο + ο → οῦ (before μ) | We fill | ο+ο → ου |
| 17 | πληροῦτε | 2nd | Plural | πληρόω | ο + ε → οῦ | You (pl.) fill | ο+ε → ου |
| 18 | λαλεῖς | 2nd | Singular | λαλέω | ε + εις → εῖς | You speak | ε-contract |
| 19 | ζητεῖτε | 2nd | Plural | ζητέω | ε + ε → εῖ | You (pl.) seek | ε-contract |
| 20 | τιμῶ | 1st | Singular | τιμάω | α + ω → ω | I honor | α-contract |

> **Contraction summary:** ε+ε=ει, ε+ο=ου, α+ε=α (long), α+ο=ω, ο+ε=ου, ο+ει=οι. When the contracted syllable bears the accent, it always receives a circumflex.
