Έσπασε ένα πλευρό.

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Breakdown of Έσπασε ένα πλευρό.

• σπάω: to break
• το πλευρό: rib

Questions & Answers about Έσπασε ένα πλευρό.

What exactly is έσπασε?

Έσπασε is the 3rd person singular aorist of σπάζω (to break).

So grammatically it means he/she/it broke or it got broken, depending on context. The aorist is the normal Greek tense for a single completed action in the past.

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Why does έσπασε begin with έ-?

That έ- is the past augment, a very common feature in Greek past-tense forms.

For many verbs, Greek adds this extra sound at the beginning in past forms:

• σπάζω → present
• έσπασα / έσπασε → past

So the beginning of the word helps signal that the action happened in the past.

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Why is there no word for he, she, or someone?