Πήγαμε μαζί στην κηδεία.

together

Breakdown of Πήγαμε μαζί στην κηδεία.

• σε: to
• πηγαίνω: to go
• η κηδεία: funeral

Questions & Answers about Πήγαμε μαζί στην κηδεία.

What does Πήγαμε mean, and what tense is it?

Πήγαμε means we went.

It is the 1st person plural form of the verb πηγαίνω / πάω (to go) in the aorist past tense. In this sentence, it refers to a completed action in the past: we went.

So:

• πήγα = I went
• πήγες = you went
• πήγε = he/she/it went
• πήγαμε = we went
• πήγατε = you went (plural/formal)
• πήγαν / πήγανε = they went

Why isn’t the word for we included?

In Greek, the verb ending usually already shows who the subject is, so a separate subject pronoun is often unnecessary.

Here, -αμε in πήγαμε tells you the subject is we.

That is why Greek often says:

• Πήγαμε μαζί στην κηδεία. = We went together to the funeral.

Instead of:

• Εμείς πήγαμε μαζί στην κηδεία.

Adding εμείς (we) is possible, but it usually adds emphasis, such as we went (not someone else).

What does μαζί mean here?