"I work."

[ShaoxuanLi]

why does εργάζομαι have a passive form? does it have an active form ending in ω?

[troll1995]

Εργάζομαι is a deponent verb ie has an active meaning, but uses passive voice.

[AniOhevYayin]

I wonder if this verb, which comes from the Gk word for slave, δουλός, has a different connotation and usage than εργάζομαι. In ancient Gk δουλεύω has the sense of performing duties, being dutiful and obedient, but maybe that sense went away.

[G.Georgopoulos]

They're interchangeable in Modern Greek. "Εργάζομαι" is used in a formal context as well.

[AniOhevYayin]

ευχαριστώ πολύ