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I recently came accross the following two expressions: a) Ασε τι έπαθε. b) Ασε με βρε Πετρό κι εσύ. (a) I am completely lost on! (b) I take to mean, "I don't want to be bothered with/by you Petros. But, I have been unable to find out where the word "ασε" originates. Can anyone help please? John |
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άσε is a variant of άφησε (the simple, i.e., non-continuous, imperative of αφήνω), and ultimately derives from άφες, the aorist imperative of the ancient verb αφίημι (I let go). άσε introduces a command, wish, or suggestion; however, the much more commonly used form is the elided particle ας (< άσε). Regards, Greg Brush |
