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Adjectives Posted by dareios on Feb 11, 2012
Greek adjectives describe, modify, or attribute a property to a noun. They have three genders (masculine feminine, neuter), singular and plural. They always have the same gender, number and case with the noun they refer to. Ex. Η μεγάλη τρύπα (H megalee trypa). (Feminine) The big hole. Το μεγάλο σχέδιο (To megalo shedio). (Neuter) The…
The cases, the personal pronoun and the verb “to be”. Posted by dareios on Jan 18, 2012
Today we will learn about the cases, the personal pronoun and the verb “to be”. The cases of the greek language are 4. Nominative(Ονομαστική), accusative (Αιτιατική), genitive(Γενική) and vocative (Κλητική) . Ονομαστική (onomastikee): we use this case when we answer the question what? or who? Ex. Ο Αλέξης ζεί σε αυτό το σπίτι ( O…
The Indefinite Αrticle (Το αόριστο άρθρο) Posted by dareios on Jan 16, 2012
Last time we learn the definite article and its uses. As you understand this post will be on the indefinite article and its uses. Before I start I would like to give you the solutions of the previous post: 1.Το 2.την 3.τα 4.ο 5.τη 6.Οι The indefinite article denotes a non-specific item and similarly to…
The Definite Αrticle (Το οριστικό άρθρο) Posted by dareios on Jan 13, 2012
There are two categories of articles. The definite and indefinite. Both definite and indefinite articles agree in the gender, the case and the number with the noun that they refer to. The absence of an article will change the meaning of a sentence. The definite article denotes a specific item. Cases singular case Masculine Feminine…