Βάλε λιγάκι λίπασμα.

to put

Breakdown of Βάλε λιγάκι λίπασμα.

• το λίπασμα: fertilizer
• λιγάκι: a little

Questions & Answers about Βάλε λιγάκι λίπασμα.

What does βάλε mean exactly, and what form is it?

Βάλε is the singular imperative of βάζω (to put, place, add).

In this sentence, it means something like put / add / apply. With λίπασμα (fertilizer), the most natural English sense is add some fertilizer or put a little fertilizer on/in.

Grammatically, βάλε is the aorist imperative, which is very common for a simple one-time instruction.

Why is it βάλε and not some other form of βάζω?

Greek often uses the aorist imperative for a single action or a complete action:

• βάλε = put/add (once, as a whole action)
• βάζε = keep putting / put repeatedly / be putting

So in a practical instruction like this, βάλε sounds natural because the speaker means do this now as one action.

Is βάλε informal?