Hey everyone, Lesson 80 will be out on Sunday rather than Saturday, and I am actually going to move all subsequent lesson releases to Sundays (i.e., every other Sunday) since that schedule seems to work better for me. Thank you all so much for your support; I wish you all the best. David
Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that Lesson 79 will be out on Monday rather than the usual Saturday, largely because the lesson footage is much longer than I had expected and I need more time to finish editing it. But the lesson - along with the updated version of the full vocab list - will be released on Monday (God/the Universe/chance willing). Thank you all and best wishes. David
Hi again everyone. Following on from my last post, I have decided to unlist Lessons 77 and 78 for now, correct the issues with them, add some extra information to Lesson 77 (concerning the formation of the aorist passive), and then reupload them. Thanks for bearing with me :)
Dear viewers, please note the following two corrections:
1) πεμπω goes to *ἐπεμφθην* in the aorist indicative passive. I put ἐπεμφην in Lessons 77 and 78, and thus I wrongly missed out the theta. When θ is added to π or πτ, then you get φθ, because the aspiration spreads. Therefore, πεμπω goes to ἐπεμφθην. But what is particularly tricky about this is that θ is not added in the aorist passive of every verb with a stem in -π- or -πτ-. For instance, θαπτω ("bury") goes to ἐταφην, where we just have phi, no theta. And even more weirdly, κοπτω ("cut", "knock") goes to ἐκοπην, where we just have pi, no aspiration whatsoever! The aorist passive is a little bit crazy, my friends. And in light of this fact, when I release the full, regularly updated vocab list in the coming days, I shall include the principal parts of each verb on the list, and therefore you will be able to see the (verified!) aorist passive form of that verb in Classical Attic Greek (as well as its other important forms).
I wish to thank @DemetriosKongas for spotting the issue with the aorist passive of πεμπω :)
2) As I mention in Lesson 78, θυω goes to *ἐτυθην* rather than ἐθυθην (as one of my exercises implied in Lesson 77). I make a suggestion as to why this may be the case in Lesson 78.
It is clear that I need to take my own advice and carefully check each form in my presentations before uploading each video! Having to hand the full vocab list with the verified principal parts of each verb will help in this regard.
Best wishes and thank you for all of your support and patience,
Hi everyone! I have made and released Lesson 73 a week early as I will be trying to take a small break next week! The lesson covers the instrumental dative - a new use of the dative case which we shall need to know about in order to continue our quest to master Greek verbs. How do spoons link to the new lesson? You will have to find out by watching it 😉🐸 Best wishes, David
Hi everyone. Thank you all so much for your kind wishes and support. Thankfully everything has been resolved now, and I have in fact recorded the new lesson today (i.e., Lesson 71), but unfortunately I will not be able to edit it in time to release it tomorrow (it's much longer than I expected!) I therefore intend to have Lesson 71 released by Tuesday 10th March instead. My apologies for the delay; I love you all! 🐸❤️ David
Hi everyone. Unfortunately I am dealing with a family crisis at the moment, and so there won't be a video tomorrow :( However, I hope that a new lesson will be out next Saturday (7th March) instead. I am sorry for the delay and I wish you all the best.
Hi everyone! The extra lesson (Lesson 69) will be released tomorrow instead of today, because I have spent a lot of today working on a video about an issue relevant to my personal life instead; I have created a personal YouTube channel and posted this video there. So, if you are interested in learning about the condition of a certain road in the UK and/or hearing me complain, then you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGRiq....
Hello everyone, there won’t be a lesson this weekend because I have a lot on my plate at the moment, but I am hoping to release TWO lessons next Saturday (31st) to make up for this! I intend for these lessons to be as follows:
-Lesson 68: Pluperfect Tense Sentences
-Lesson 69: Practice With All Verb Tenses (Except the Future Perfect)
After these lessons, we shall be looking at διδωμι in all tenses and then we shall be studying other crucial aspects of verbs (starting with voice - looking at passive verbs to begin with!)
Thank you very much for your support and patience.
Hi everyone! I hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and that you will have a wonderful 2026. I am taking a break at the moment and so Lesson 67 should be out on Saturday 10th January instead of tomorrow. It is going to cover the (relatively rare) pluperfect tense - in particular, verbs in the pluperfect indicative active. After that, we shall have covered all the verb tenses in Greek except for one very rare tense which we shall look at later on.
P.S. The picture attached is from summer of last year. Can you read the name of the individual that I was standing next to? :)
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Hey everyone, Lesson 80 will be out on Sunday rather than Saturday, and I am actually going to move all subsequent lesson releases to Sundays (i.e., every other Sunday) since that schedule seems to work better for me. Thank you all so much for your support; I wish you all the best. David
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Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that Lesson 79 will be out on Monday rather than the usual Saturday, largely because the lesson footage is much longer than I had expected and I need more time to finish editing it. But the lesson - along with the updated version of the full vocab list - will be released on Monday (God/the Universe/chance willing). Thank you all and best wishes. David
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Hi again everyone. Following on from my last post, I have decided to unlist Lessons 77 and 78 for now, correct the issues with them, add some extra information to Lesson 77 (concerning the formation of the aorist passive), and then reupload them. Thanks for bearing with me :)
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Dear viewers, please note the following two corrections:
1) πεμπω goes to *ἐπεμφθην* in the aorist indicative passive. I put ἐπεμφην in Lessons 77 and 78, and thus I wrongly missed out the theta. When θ is added to π or πτ, then you get φθ, because the aspiration spreads. Therefore, πεμπω goes to ἐπεμφθην. But what is particularly tricky about this is that θ is not added in the aorist passive of every verb with a stem in -π- or -πτ-. For instance, θαπτω ("bury") goes to ἐταφην, where we just have phi, no theta. And even more weirdly, κοπτω ("cut", "knock") goes to ἐκοπην, where we just have pi, no aspiration whatsoever! The aorist passive is a little bit crazy, my friends. And in light of this fact, when I release the full, regularly updated vocab list in the coming days, I shall include the principal parts of each verb on the list, and therefore you will be able to see the (verified!) aorist passive form of that verb in Classical Attic Greek (as well as its other important forms).
I wish to thank @DemetriosKongas for spotting the issue with the aorist passive of πεμπω :)
2) As I mention in Lesson 78, θυω goes to *ἐτυθην* rather than ἐθυθην (as one of my exercises implied in Lesson 77). I make a suggestion as to why this may be the case in Lesson 78.
It is clear that I need to take my own advice and carefully check each form in my presentations before uploading each video! Having to hand the full vocab list with the verified principal parts of each verb will help in this regard.
Best wishes and thank you for all of your support and patience,
David
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Hi everyone! I have made and released Lesson 73 a week early as I will be trying to take a small break next week! The lesson covers the instrumental dative - a new use of the dative case which we shall need to know about in order to continue our quest to master Greek verbs. How do spoons link to the new lesson? You will have to find out by watching it 😉🐸 Best wishes, David
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Hi everyone. Thank you all so much for your kind wishes and support. Thankfully everything has been resolved now, and I have in fact recorded the new lesson today (i.e., Lesson 71), but unfortunately I will not be able to edit it in time to release it tomorrow (it's much longer than I expected!) I therefore intend to have Lesson 71 released by Tuesday 10th March instead. My apologies for the delay; I love you all! 🐸❤️ David
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Hi everyone. Unfortunately I am dealing with a family crisis at the moment, and so there won't be a video tomorrow :( However, I hope that a new lesson will be out next Saturday (7th March) instead. I am sorry for the delay and I wish you all the best.
David
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Hi everyone! The extra lesson (Lesson 69) will be released tomorrow instead of today, because I have spent a lot of today working on a video about an issue relevant to my personal life instead; I have created a personal YouTube channel and posted this video there. So, if you are interested in learning about the condition of a certain road in the UK and/or hearing me complain, then you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGRiq....
Otherwise, see you all tomorrow for Lesson 69 :)
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Hello everyone, there won’t be a lesson this weekend because I have a lot on my plate at the moment, but I am hoping to release TWO lessons next Saturday (31st) to make up for this! I intend for these lessons to be as follows:
-Lesson 68: Pluperfect Tense Sentences
-Lesson 69: Practice With All Verb Tenses (Except the Future Perfect)
After these lessons, we shall be looking at διδωμι in all tenses and then we shall be studying other crucial aspects of verbs (starting with voice - looking at passive verbs to begin with!)
Thank you very much for your support and patience.
Best wishes,
David
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Hi everyone! I hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and that you will have a wonderful 2026. I am taking a break at the moment and so Lesson 67 should be out on Saturday 10th January instead of tomorrow. It is going to cover the (relatively rare) pluperfect tense - in particular, verbs in the pluperfect indicative active. After that, we shall have covered all the verb tenses in Greek except for one very rare tense which we shall look at later on.
P.S. The picture attached is from summer of last year. Can you read the name of the individual that I was standing next to? :)
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