"καταλαβαίνω" meaning in Greek

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Verb

IPA: /ka.ta.laˈve.no/
Etymology: Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek καταλαβαίνω (katalabaínō), from Ancient Greek καταλαμβάνω (katalambánō) with metaplasm according to λαμβάνω (lambánō) > λαβαίνω (lavaíno). Morphologically, κατα- (kata-) + λαβαίνω (lavaíno, “receive”). Doublet of καταλαμβάνω (katalamváno). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|gkm|καταλαβαίνω}} Byzantine Greek καταλαβαίνω (katalabaínō), {{der|el|grc|καταλαμβάνω}} Ancient Greek καταλαμβάνω (katalambánō), {{m|en|metaplasm}} metaplasm, {{m|grc|λαμβάνω}} λαμβάνω (lambánō), {{m|el|λαβαίνω}} λαβαίνω (lavaíno), {{af|el|κατα-|λαβαίνω|t2=receive}} κατα- (kata-) + λαβαίνω (lavaíno, “receive”), {{doublet|el|καταλαμβάνω}} Doublet of καταλαμβάνω (katalamváno) Head templates: {{head|el|verbs|head=|sort=}} καταλαβαίνω • (katalavaíno), {{el-verb|note=passive: only plural present stem|past=κατάλαβα}} καταλαβαίνω • (katalavaíno) (past κατάλαβα) passive: only plural present stem Forms: katalavaíno [romanization], κατάλαβα [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], καταλαβαίνω [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, present, singular], καταλάβω [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, singular], - [first-person, imperfective, indicative, passive, present, singular], - [dependent, first-person, indicative, passive, perfective, singular], καταλαβαίνεις [active, imperfective, indicative, present, second-person, singular], καταλάβεις [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, second-person, singular], - [imperfective, indicative, passive, present, second-person, singular], - [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, second-person, singular], καταλαβαίνει [active, imperfective, indicative, present, singular, third-person], καταλάβει [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, singular, third-person], - [imperfective, indicative, passive, present, singular, third-person], - [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, singular, third-person], καταλαβαίνουμε [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, plural, present], ‑ομε [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, rare], καταλάβουμε [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, plural], ‑ομε [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, plural, rare], καταλαβαινόμαστε [first-person, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present], - [dependent, first-person, indicative, passive, perfective, plural], καταλαβαίνετε [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, second-person], καταλάβετε [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, second-person], καταλαβαίνεστε [imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present, second-person], καταλαβαινόσαστε [imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present, second-person], - [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, plural, second-person], καταλαβαίνουν [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, third-person], καταλαβαίνουνε [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, third-person], καταλάβουν [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, third-person], καταλάβουνε [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, third-person], καταλαβαίνονται [imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present, third-person], - [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, plural, third-person], καταλάβαινα [active, first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, singular], κατάλαβα [active, first-person, indicative, past, perfective, singular], - [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular], - [first-person, indicative, passive, past, perfective, singular], καταλάβαινες [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, second-person, singular], κατάλαβες [active, indicative, past, perfective, second-person, singular], - [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, second-person, singular], - [indicative, passive, past, perfective, second-person, singular], καταλάβαινε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, singular, third-person], κατάλαβε [active, indicative, past, perfective, singular, third-person], - [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular, third-person], - [indicative, passive, past, perfective, singular, third-person], καταλαβαίναμε [active, first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural], καταλάβαμε [active, first-person, indicative, past, perfective, plural], καταλαβαινόμασταν [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural], -όμαστε [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, informal, passive, plural], - [first-person, indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural], καταλαβαίνατε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, second-person], καταλάβατε [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, second-person], καταλαβαινόσασταν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, second-person], -όσαστε [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, informal, passive, plural, second-person], - [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, second-person], καταλάβαιναν [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], καταλαβαίναν [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], καταλαβαίνανε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], κατάλαβαν [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], καταλάβαν [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], καταλάβανε [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], καταλαβαίνονταν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, third-person], καταλαβαινόντουσαν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, third-person], - [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, third-person], θα καταλαβαίνω [active, first-person, future, imperfective, indicative, progressive, singular], θα καταλάβω [active, first-person, future, indicative, perfective, singular], plural 1st: θα καταλαβαινόμαστε [continuative, first-person, future, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular], - [first-person, future, indicative, passive, perfective, singular], Formed using present [continuative, future, imperfective, perfective, progressive, subjunctive], dependent (for simple past) [continuative, future, imperfective, perfective, progressive, subjunctive], present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). [continuative, future, imperfective, perfective, progressive, subjunctive], καταλάβαινε [active, imperative, imperfective, second-person, singular], κατάλαβε [active, imperative, perfective, second-person, singular], - [imperative, imperfective, passive, second-person, singular], - [imperative, passive, perfective, second-person, singular], καταλαβαίνετε [active, imperative, imperfective, plural, second-person], καταλάβετε [active, imperative, perfective, plural, second-person], - [imperative, imperfective, passive, plural, second-person], - [imperative, passive, perfective, plural, second-person], καταλαβαίνοντας [active, participle, present], - [participle, passive, present], έχοντας καταλάβει [active, participle, past], - [participle, passive, past], καταλάβει [active, infinitive-aorist], - [infinitive-aorist, passive]
  1. to understand, realise Synonyms: κατανοώ (katanoó) Related terms: ακαταλαβίστικος (akatalavístikos) (english: incomprehensible), δεν καταλαβαίνω (den katalavaíno) (english: I do not understand), πολυκαταλαβαίνω (polykatalavaíno) (english: understand too well) [negative, usually], στραβοκαταλαβαίνω (stravokatalavaíno) (english: understand incorrectly)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνονται",
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        "third-person"
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        "singular",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίναμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαινόμασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-όμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαινόσασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-όσαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαιναν",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίναν",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κατάλαβαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνονταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαινόντουσαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα καταλαβαίνω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα καταλάβω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plural 1st: θα καταλαβαινόμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Formed using present",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "progressive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dependent (for simple past)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "progressive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "progressive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαινε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κατάλαβε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνοντας",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έχοντας καταλάβει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive-aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive-aorist",
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "verbs",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "καταλαβαίνω • (katalavaíno)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "note": "passive: only plural present stem",
        "past": "κατάλαβα"
      },
      "expansion": "καταλαβαίνω • (katalavaíno) (past κατάλαβα) passive: only plural present stem",
      "name": "el-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "κα‧τα‧λα‧βαί‧νω"
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek terms prefixed with κατα-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek verb conjugation group 'λαβαίνω'",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand, realise"
      ],
      "id": "en-καταλαβαίνω-el-verb-IrePNH-K",
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ],
        [
          "realise",
          "realise"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "incomprehensible",
          "roman": "akatalavístikos",
          "word": "ακαταλαβίστικος"
        },
        {
          "english": "I do not understand",
          "roman": "den katalavaíno",
          "word": "δεν καταλαβαίνω"
        },
        {
          "english": "understand too well",
          "roman": "polykatalavaíno",
          "tags": [
            "negative",
            "usually"
          ],
          "word": "πολυκαταλαβαίνω"
        },
        {
          "english": "understand incorrectly",
          "roman": "stravokatalavaíno",
          "word": "στραβοκαταλαβαίνω"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "katanoó",
          "word": "κατανοώ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ka.ta.laˈve.no/"
    }
  ],
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}
{
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "el",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "metaplasm",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
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      },
      "expansion": "λαβαίνω (lavaíno)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
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        "t2": "receive"
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "καταλαμβάνω"
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      "expansion": "Doublet of καταλαμβάνω (katalamváno)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
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      "form": "katalavaíno",
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "κατάλαβα",
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        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-conjug-1st\n",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνω",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβω",
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      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνεις",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβεις",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβει",
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      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνουμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑ομε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβουμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑ομε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαινόμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνεστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαινόσαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνουνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβουνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνονται",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαινα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κατάλαβα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαινες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κατάλαβες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαινε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κατάλαβε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίναμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαινόμασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-όμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαινόσασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-όσαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαιναν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίναν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κατάλαβαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνονταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαινόντουσαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα καταλαβαίνω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα καταλάβω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plural 1st: θα καταλαβαινόμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Formed using present",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "progressive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dependent (for simple past)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "progressive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "progressive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβαινε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κατάλαβε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλαβαίνοντας",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έχοντας καταλάβει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καταλάβει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive-aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive-aorist",
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "verbs",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "καταλαβαίνω • (katalavaíno)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "note": "passive: only plural present stem",
        "past": "κατάλαβα"
      },
      "expansion": "καταλαβαίνω • (katalavaíno) (past κατάλαβα) passive: only plural present stem",
      "name": "el-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "κα‧τα‧λα‧βαί‧νω"
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "incomprehensible",
      "roman": "akatalavístikos",
      "word": "ακαταλαβίστικος"
    },
    {
      "english": "I do not understand",
      "roman": "den katalavaíno",
      "word": "δεν καταλαβαίνω"
    },
    {
      "english": "understand too well",
      "roman": "polykatalavaíno",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "πολυκαταλαβαίνω"
    },
    {
      "english": "understand incorrectly",
      "roman": "stravokatalavaíno",
      "word": "στραβοκαταλαβαίνω"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek doublets",
        "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Greek irregular verbs",
        "Greek lemmas",
        "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Greek terms derived from Byzantine Greek",
        "Greek terms inherited from Byzantine Greek",
        "Greek terms prefixed with κατα-",
        "Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Greek verb conjugation group 'λαβαίνω'",
        "Greek verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand, realise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ],
        [
          "realise",
          "realise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.ta.laˈve.no/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "katanoó",
      "word": "κατανοώ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "καταλαβαίνω"
}

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