"Turns on" (third-person) in Greek

In Greek, "Turns on" (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

Anoigei

Using the Greek alphabet, it is written as:

Ανοίγει

(Editor's note: A conventional word that also means "Turns on" but is not commonly used in contemporary day-to-day speech is: Anavei/ Ανάβει. Further, a word that is common in Greek in contexts where "Turns on" may be used in English is Vazei / Βάζει, which means "Put". (Vazei shows up in Statement #3 below)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
"He always turns on the TV when he gets home."

Panta anoigei tin tileorasi otan mpainei spiti.

Πάντα ανοίγει την τηλεόραση όταν μπαίνει σπίτι.

 
"My husband always turns on the back light at night."

O antras mou panta anoigei to piso fos to vradi.

Ο άντρας μου πάντα ανοίγει το πίσω φως το βράδυ.

 
"She turns on music when she works out."

Vazei mousiki otan gimnazetai.

Βάζει μουσική όταν γυμνάζεται.

 
"My wife always turns on the bedside light to read."

I ginaika mou panta anoigei to fos tou krevatiou gia na diavasei.

Η γυναίκα μου πάντα ανοίγει το φως του κρεβατιού για να διαβάσει.

 
"She turns on all the lights when she gets home."

Anoigei ola ta fota otan mpainei spiti.

Ανοίγει όλα τα φώτα όταν μπαίνει σπίτι.
 

Related words in Greek

"On" (adjective) in Greek