Ωχ, τελείωσε το χρονόμετρο!

to finish

Breakdown of Ωχ, τελείωσε το χρονόμετρο!

• το χρονόμετρο: timer
• ωχ: ouch; oh no

Questions & Answers about Ωχ, τελείωσε το χρονόμετρο!

What does Ωχ mean here?

Ωχ is an interjection, like oh no, oops, uh-oh, or oh! in English, depending on the situation.

In this sentence, it adds a sense of mild surprise, annoyance, or realization:

• Ωχ, τελείωσε το χρονόμετρο! = Oh no, the timer’s up!

It is very common in spoken Greek and is informal.

Why is τελείωσε used here?

Τελείωσε is the aorist form of the verb τελειώνω / τελειώνω meaning to finish or to end.

Here it means that the action is now completed:

• the timer finished
• the timer ended
• more naturally in English: the timer’s up

Greek often uses the aorist in places where English might use:

• finished
• has finished
• or an idiomatic present like is up

So even though it looks like a past tense form, it can be the normal way to report that something has just ended.

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