Breakdown of Διάβασε προσεκτικά την προειδοποίηση.
διαβάζω
to read
προσεκτικά
carefully
η προειδοποίηση
warning
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Questions & Answers about Διάβασε προσεκτικά την προειδοποίηση.
What does Διάβασε mean exactly, and what form is it?
Διάβασε is the imperative form of the verb διαβάζω (to read).
In this sentence, it means Read! and it is:
- singular: said to one person
- informal
- perfective/aorist imperative: it tells someone to complete the action
So Διάβασε προσεκτικά την προειδοποίηση. is the kind of command you would give when you want someone to read the warning through.
A very useful comparison is:
- Διάβασε = Read it / Read it through
- Διάβαζε = Be reading / Read habitually / Keep reading
In commands like this, Greek usually uses the aorist imperative when the action is seen as a whole.
Why is it Διάβασε and not something like διαβάζεις or διαβάζω?