Middle verbs vs active

Question 1

ἡ γυνὴ λούει τὸν παῖδα

Answer 1

the woman washes the child

Question 2

ἡ γυνὴ λούεται

Answer 2

the woman washes (herself) [no object]

Question 3

λοιδορῶ τοὺς γεώργους

Answer 3

I am insulting the farmers

Question 4

ἐγὼ καὶ οἱ γεώργοι λοιδοροῦμεθα

Answer 4

the farmers and I are insulting each other [no object]

Question 5

ὁ Σωκράτης καὶ ὁ Κριτίας διαλέγονται

Answer 5

Socrates and Kritias are talking to each other [no object]

Question 6

φέρω τὸ δῶρον

Answer 6

I carry the present

Question 7

φέρομαι τὸ δῶρον

Answer 7

I carry the present off for myself’, i.e. ‘I win the present’ (or ‘prize’, ‘reward’). [with object]

Question 8

ὁ πατὴρ διδάσκει τὸν παῖδα

Answer 8

the father teaches the child (himself)

Question 9

ὁ πατὴρ διδάσκεται τὸν παῖδα

Answer 9

‘the father gets the child taught’, i.e. gets (e.g.) a teacher to teach his child. [with object]

Question 10

ὁ στρατιώτης λύει τὸν ξένον

Answer 10

‘the soldier releases the stranger’

Question 11

ὁ στρατιώτης λύεται τὸν ξένον

Answer 11

‘the soldier gets the stranger released’, i.e. gets someone else to release the stranger. [with object]

Question 12

οἱ μὲν Ἀθηναῖοι μάχονται, οἱ δὲ Πέρσαι φοβοῦνται.

Answer 12

The Athenians fight, but the Persians are afraid.

Question 13

ὁ στρατηγὸς παύει τὸν στρατιώτην μαχόμενον.

Answer 13

The general stops the soldier fighting.

Question 14

ὁ στρατηγὸς παύεται μαχόμενος.

Answer 14

The general ceases fighting.

Question 15

διδασκόμεθα τὸν παῖδα ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ.

Answer 15

We are having the child taught at home.

Question 16

ὁ Δικαιόπολις καὶ ὁ ῥαψῳδὸς διαλέγονται.

Answer 16

Dikaiopolis and the rhapsode are having a conversation.