αυξάνονται
Wordform Details
Translation: increasegrowrise
Part of Speech: verb
Inflection Type:
third-personpluralpresentpassiveIs Dictionary Form: No
Dictionary Form Details
Lemma: αυξάνομαι
Translation: to increase; to grow; to rise; to expand; to multiply (verb)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐξάνω (auxanō), meaning 'to increase, make grow'. The root is related to the English word 'auction' (from Latin auctio, meaning 'increase'), and connects to the concept of augmentation. The middle voice form (-ομαι ending) indicates that the subject undergoes the action of growing rather than causing something else to grow, making it naturally intransitive in modern Greek.
Mnemonics
- Think 'AUXiliary growth' - something that helps itself grow
- The 'aux-' sound is like 'ox' - imagine an ox growing bigger and stronger
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Cultural Context
Commonly used in economic, statistical, and scientific contexts when discussing growth rates, population increases, or mathematical progression. Also used in everyday speech for personal growth or development.
Easily Confused With
Explanation: αυξάνω is the active form meaning 'to increase something', while αυξάνομαι is the middle/passive form meaning 'to increase oneself' or 'to be increased'
Confused word:
Αυξάνω τις πωλήσεις.
I increase the sales.
Notes: The middle voice form is more common in modern Greek for intransitive meanings
Mnemonic: Remember: -ομαι ending = happening TO me or BY itself, no -ομαι = I'm DOING it to something else