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Αστειεύομαι
Αστειεύομαι is a deponent verb, meaning it has passive endings but active meaning, which is why the dictionary form ends in ομαι. It is somewhat more formal than κάνω πλάκα and is most often heard in the negative.
Examples in context
Δεν αστειεύομαι καθόλου τώρα.
I am not joking at all right now.
Αστειευόταν, αλλά κανείς δεν γέλασε.
He was joking, but nobody laughed.
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