Thematic Present Progressive Indicative Middle and Passive

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Introduction

Verbs use the same progressive aspect markers that they use in the active to form the progressive active middle or passive. Only the personal markers change:

MIDDLE OR PASSIVE

PREFIX reduplication

BASE INTERNAL nu infix basic e-grade

SUFFIX nothing /J/ nu suffix /τ/ /(ι)σκ/

PERSONAL MARKERS /ομαι   /ομεθα /εσαι*  /εσθε /εται   /ονται

* Intervocalic σ drops from /εσαι resulting in /εαι (Ionic) or /ῃ or /ει (Attic) after contraction.

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Intermediate

Here are the seven types of progressive aspect markers (left column) with some examples:

Zero Marker	λεγ/εται > λέγεται	it is said
/J/	νομιδ/J/εται > νομίζεται	it is thought
	ταγ/J/ονται > τάσσονται (Ionic) or τάττονται (Attic)	they are arranged
	φαν/J/ομαι > φαίνομαι	I seem
	ἀγγελ/J/εται > ἀγγέλλεται	it is reported
Nu Suffix	τεμ/ν/εσθε > τέμνεσθε	you are being cut
	βαλ/ν/ομεθα > βαλλόμεθα	we are being hit
	αἰσθ/αν/εσαι > αἰσθάνει	you perceive
	πυ[ν]θ/αν/εσθε > πυνθάνεσθε (nu suffix with nu infix)	you learn by hearsay
	ἱκ/νε/ομαι > ἱκνέομαι	I arrive
/τ/	σκωπ/τ/ομεθα > σκωπτόμεθα	we are being mocked
Basic e-grade	π[ε]ιθ/ονται > πείθονται	they are persuaded = they obey
Reduplication with ι	γι/γν/εται > γίγνεται (base γεν/)	it happens
/σκ/ or /ισκ/	ἁλ/ισκ/εσαι > ἁλίσκει	you are caught