37. Optative

Question 1

What are the endings for present active optative? Use παυω as an example

Answer 1

• παυ-οιμι
• παυ-οις
• παυ-οι
• παυ-οιμεν
• παυ-οιτε
• παυ-οιεν

Question 2

What are the endings for present middle/passive optative? Use παυω as an example

Answer 2

• παυ-οιμην
• παυ-οιο
• παυ-οιτο
• παυ-οιμεθα
• παυ-οισθε
• παυ-οιντο

Question 3

What are the endings for to be in the optative?

Answer 3

• εἰην
• εἰης
• εἰη
• εἰμεν
• εἰτε
• εἰεν

Question 4

What are the endings for active second aorist optative? Use λαμβανω as an example

Answer 4

• λαβ-οιμι
• λαβ-οις
• λαβ-οι
• λαβ-οιμεν
• λαβ-οιτε
• λαβ-οιεν

Question 5

What are the endings for middle second aorist optative? Use λαμβανω as an example

Answer 5

• λαβ-οιμην
• λαβ-οιο
• λαβ-οιτο
• λαβ-οιμεθα
• λαβ-οισθε
• λαβ-οιντο

Question 6

What are the endings for passive second aorist optative? Use λαμβανω as an example

Answer 6

• ληφθ-ειην
• ληφθ-ειης
• ληφθ-ειη
• ληφθ-ειμεν
• ληφθ-ειτε
• ληφθ-ειεν

Question 7

What are the endings for active first aorist optative? Use παυω as an example

Answer 7

• παυσ-αιμι
• παυσ-αις OR ειας
• παυσ-αι OR ειε(ν)
• παυσ-αιμεν
• παυσ-αιτε
• παυσ-αιεν OR ειαν
• the alternatives are actually more common so make sure to remember that

Question 8

What are the endings for middle first aorist optative? Use παυω as an example

Answer 8

• παυσ-αιμην
• παυσ-αιο
• παυσ-αιτο
• παυσ-αιμεθα
• παυσ-αισθε
• παυσ-αιντο

Question 9

What are the endings for passive first aorist optative? Use παυω as an example

Answer 9

• παυσθ-ειην
• παυσθ-ειης
• παυσθ-ειη
• παυσθ-ειμεν
• παυσθ-ειτε
• παυσθ-ειεν

Question 10

What are the endings for active future optative? Use παυω as an example

Answer 10

• παυσ-οιμι
• παυσ-οις
• παυσ-οι
• παυσ-οιμεν
• παυσ-οιτε
• παυσ-οιεν

Question 11

What are the endings for middle future optative? Use παυω as an example

Answer 11

• παυσ-οιμην
• παυσ-οιο
• παυσ-οιτο
• παυσ-οιμεθα
• παυσ-οισθε
• παυσ-οιντο

Question 12

What are the endings for passive future optative? Use παυω as an example

Answer 12

• παυσθησ-οιμην
• παυσθησ-οιο
• παυσθησ-οιτο
• παυσθησ-οιμεθα
• παυσθησ-οισθε
• παυσθησ-οιντο

Question 13

What are the endings for present active optative when the verb has an epsilon contraction? Use φιλεω as an example

Answer 13

• φιλ-οιην
• φιλ-οιης
• φιλ-οιη
• φιλ-οιμεν
• φιλ-οιτε
• φιλ-οιεν

Question 14

What are the endings for present middle/passive optative when the verb has an epsilon contraction? Use φιλεω as an example

Answer 14

• φιλ-οιμην
• φιλ-οιο
• φιλ-οιτο
• φιλ-οιμεθα
• φιλ-οισθε
• φιλ-οιντο

Question 15

What are the endings for present active optative when the verb has an alpha contraction? Use τιμαω as an example

Answer 15

• τιμῳην
• τιμῳης
• τιμῳη
• τιμῳμεν
• τιμῳτε
• τιμῳεν

Question 16

What are the endings for present middle/passive optative when the verb has an alpha contraction? Use τιμαω as an example

Answer 16

• τιμῳμην
• τιμῳο
• τιμῳτο
• τιμῳμεθα
• τιμῳσθε
• τιμῳντο

Question 17

What are the endings for active aorist optative when the verb has an epsilon contraction? Use φιλεω as an example

Answer 17

• φιλησ-αιμι
• φιλησ-αις
• φιλησ-αι
• φιλησ-αιμεν
• φιλησ-αιτε
• φιλησ-αιεν

Question 18

What are the endings for middle aorist optative when the verb has an epsilon contraction? Use φιλεω as an example

Answer 18

• φιλησ-αιμην
• φιλησ-αιο
• φιλησ-αιτο
• φιλησ-αιμεθα
• φιλησ-αισθε
• φιλησ-αιντο

Question 19

What are the endings for passive aorist optative when the verb has an epsilon contraction? Use φιλεω as an example

Answer 19

• φιληθ-ειην
• φιληθ-ειης
• φιληθ-ειη
• φιληθ-ειμεν
• φιληθ-ειτε
• φιληθ-ειεν

Question 20

What are the endings for active aorist optative when the verb has an alpha contraction? Use τιμαω as an example

Answer 20

• τιμησ-αιμι
• τιμησ-αις
• τιμησ-αι
• τιμησ-αιμεν
• τιμησ-αιτε
• τιμησ-αιεν

Question 21

What are the endings for middle aorist optative when the verb has an alpha contraction? Use τιμαω as an example

Answer 21

• τιμησ-αιμην
• τιμησ-αιο
• τιμησ-αιτο
• τιμησ-αιμεθα
• τιμησ-αισθε
• τιμησ-αιντο

Question 22

What are the endings for passive aorist optative when the verb has an alpha contraction? Use τιμαω as an example

Answer 22

• τιμηθ-ειην
• τιμηθ-ειης
• τιμηθ-ειη
• τιμηθ-ειμεν
• τιμηθ-ειτε
• τιμηθ-ειεν

Question 23

What are the endings for active future optative when the verb has an epsilon contraction? Use φιλεω as an example

Answer 23

• φιλήσ-οιμι
• φιλήσ-οις
• φιλήσ-οι
• φιλήσ-οιμεν
• φιλήσ-οιτε
• φιλήσ-οιεν

Question 24

What are the endings for middle future optative when the verb has an epsilon contraction? Use φιλεω as an example

Answer 24

• φιλησ-οίμην
• φιλήσ-οιο
• φιλήσ-οιτο
• φιλησ-οίμεθα
• φιλήσ-οισθε
• φιλήσ-οιντο

Question 25

What are the endings for passive future optative when the verb has an epsilon contraction? Use φιλεω as an example

Answer 25

• φιληθησ-οίμην
• φιληθήσ-οιο
• φιληθήσ-οιτο
• φιληθησ-οίμεθα
• φιληθήσ-οισθε
• φιληθήσ-οιντο

Question 26

What are the endings for active future optative when the verb has an alpha contraction? Use τιμαω as an example

Answer 26

• τιμήσ-οιμι
• τιμήσ-οις
• τιμήσ-οι
• τιμήσ-οιμεν
• τιμήσ-οιτε
• τιμήσ-οιεν

Question 27

What are the endings for middle future optative when the verb has an alpha contraction? Use τιμαω as an example

Answer 27

• τιμησ-οίμην
• τιμήσ-οιο
• τιμήσ-οιτο
• τιμησ-οίμεθα
• τιμήσ-οισθε
• τιμήσ-οιντο

Question 28

What are the endings for passive future optative when the verb has an alpha contraction? Use τιμαω as an example

Answer 28

• τιμηθησ-οίμην
• τιμηθήσ-οιο
• τιμηθήσ-οιτο
• τιμηθησ-οίμεθα
• τιμηθήσ-οισθε
• τιμηθήσ-οιντο