Είσαι άσχημος
The English phrase "you're ugly" is translated into Greek as Είσαι άσχημος.
The adjective άσχημος/άσχημη is used to mean "ugly" or "unattractive". You may also encounter the phrase Είσαι άσχημο πλάσμα, which literally translates to "you're an ugly creature".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase Είσαι άσχημος is composed of the verb Είσαι (you are) and the adjective άσχημος (ugly).
How does it change in a sentence?
The gender of the adjective changes depending on who you are addressing. The default form Είσαι άσχημος is the masculine singular form used when addressing a man. Use the feminine form Είσαι άσχημη when addressing a woman.
Did you know?
- The word άσχημος shares a common ancestor with the English word 'scheme', as both trace back to the concept of a 'shape' or 'form'.
- In Modern Greek, άσχημος can describe a person's appearance, but it is also used to describe 'ugly' weather or a 'nasty' situation.
- When calling someone 'ugly' as a joke among close friends in Greece, it is common to use exaggerated irony to avoid sounding genuinely cruel.
Examples in context
- Είσαι άσχημος σήμερα.Eisai asximos simera.You're ugly today.
- Είσαι άσχημος όταν θυμώνεις.Eisai asximos otan thymoneis.You're ugly when you get angry.
- Γιατί λες ότι είσαι άσχημος;Giati les oti eisai asximos;Why do you say you're ugly?
Example conversation
Kyriaki and Giorgos are arguing jokingly.
- Κυριακή KyriakiΕίσαι άσχημος, Γιώργο!Eisai aschimos, Giorgo!You're ugly, Giorgos!
- Γιώργος GiorgosΔεν είναι αλήθεια!Den einai alitheia!That's not true!
- Κυριακή KyriakiΕίναι αλήθεια, το ξέρεις.Einai alitheia, to ksereis.It is true, you know it.
- Γιώργος GiorgosΣταμάτα να με πειράζεις.Stamata na me peirazeis.Stop teasing me.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries άσχημος, CC BY-SA 4.0.
