Περιπλανιόμαστε στην ύπαιθρο.

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Breakdown of Περιπλανιόμαστε στην ύπαιθρο.

• η ύπαιθρος: countryside; outdoors
• περιπλανιέμαι: to wander

Questions & Answers about Περιπλανιόμαστε στην ύπαιθρο.

What does Περιπλανιόμαστε mean grammatically?

It is the 1st person plural, present tense form of περιπλανιέμαι.

So it means we wander, we are wandering, or we roam, depending on context.

Breakdown:

• περιπλανι- = the verb stem related to wandering/roaming
• -όμαστε = we in the present tense, using the middle/passive-style ending

So Περιπλανιόμαστε by itself already includes the subject we.

Why does Περιπλανιόμαστε look passive if the meaning is active?

That is very common in Greek. Some verbs use middle/passive endings but have an active meaning. These are often called deponent verbs in traditional grammar.

So although περιπλανιόμαστε ends like a passive verb, here it does not mean we are being wandered. It simply means we wander / we are wandering.

A learner should get used to the idea that in Greek, form and meaning do not always match one-to-one in the way they often do in English.

Is this sentence present tense? Does it mean we wander or we are wandering?