{"id":1492,"date":"2014-07-02T18:40:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T18:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2014-07-02T18:40:31","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T18:40:31","slug":"question-words-in-modern-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/question-words-in-modern-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Question words in Modern Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"paros<\/a><\/p>\n

Question words are placed at the beginning of the sentence. Sometimes their use is confusing because some of them are declined, i.e. they have singular and plural, genders and cases. Note that we use the Greek question mark:\u00a0 ;<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf<\/strong> (<\/span>pios, pia, pio<\/span><\/em>): who, which
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bf \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2; (pios ine aftos o andras)<\/span><\/em> Who is this man?
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5; (pia ine\u00a0i aderfi sou)<\/span><\/em> Who is your sister?
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5; (pio ine to potiri sou)<\/em><\/span> Which one is your glass?<\/p>\n

 
\n2. \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf<\/strong> (pion, pia, pio):<\/span><\/span> <\/em>whom, which
\n\u039c\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03bc\u03ac; (me pious piges sinema)<\/span><\/em> With whom did he go to the movies?<\/p>\n

 
\n3. \u03a0\u03bf\u03cd<\/strong> (pou):<\/span><\/span> <\/em>where
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1; (pou ine\u00a0i paralia)<\/span><\/em> Where’s the beach?<\/p>\n

 
\n4. \u03a0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5<\/strong> (pote)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span><\/span> when
\n\u03a0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5; (pote tha pas stous sigenis sou)<\/span><\/em> When will you visit your relatives?<\/p>\n

 
\n5. \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2<\/strong> (pos)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span><\/span> how
\n\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2; (pos irthes)<\/span><\/em> How did you get here?<\/p>\n

 
\n6.\u03a4\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (tinos)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span> whose
\n\u03a4\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1; (tinos ine afta ta hrimata)<\/span><\/em> Whose is this money?<\/p>\n

In oral speech we use:<\/span>
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd<\/strong> (pianou, pianis, pianou)<\/em><\/span>
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1; (pianis ine afti I fousta)<\/span><\/em> Whose is this skirt?
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf; (pianou ine afto to aftokinito)<\/span><\/em> Whose is this car?<\/p>\n

 
\n7. \u03a4\u03b9<\/strong> (ti)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span><\/span> what
\n\u03a4\u03b9 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b9\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2; (ti thelis na piis)<\/em><\/span> What would you like to drink?<\/p>\n

 
\n8. \u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af<\/strong> (yati):<\/span><\/span>why
\n\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2; (yati den erhese mazi mas)<\/span><\/em> Why don’t you come with us?<\/p>\n

 
\n9. \u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2, \u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b7, \u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf<\/strong> (poson, posi,<\/span><\/em> poso)<\/span>: <\/span><\/span>how much, how many. It refers to the subject.
\n\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce; (posos kosmos ine edo)<\/span><\/em> How many people are here?<\/p>\n

 
\n10. \u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd, \u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b7, \u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf<\/strong> (poson, posi, poso)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span> how much, how many
\n\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5; (poses meres tha minete)<\/em><\/span> How many days will you stay?<\/p>\n

 
\n11. \u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac<\/strong> (poso makria)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span> \u00a0how far
\n\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03cc; (poso makria ine to horio)<\/em><\/span> How far is the village?<\/p>\n

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\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03cc;<\/p><\/div>\n

 
\n12. \u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd<\/strong> (poson hronon)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span> how old
\n\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9; (poson hronon ise)<\/em><\/span> How old are you?<\/p>\n

 
\n13. \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9…<\/strong> (pos kai)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span> \u00a0how come
\n\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5; (pos kai den irthe I Mairi mazi sou)<\/span><\/em> How come Mary didn’t come with you?<\/p>\n

 
\n14. \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9<\/strong> (pos ki etsi)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span> how come
\n\u201c\u03a4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1.\u201d (Tou hronou tha pao stin Ellada)<\/span><\/em> next year I’ll go to Greece.
\n\u201c\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9;\u201d (Pos ki etsi)<\/em><\/span> How come?<\/p>\n

 
\n15. \u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2<\/strong> (mipos)<\/span><\/em>:<\/span> \u00a0it means maybe but it’s used in questions only. It cannot be translated in english. Do not confuse it with \u201c\u03af\u03c3\u03c9\u03c2\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (isos, maybe)<\/span><\/em> which is used in affirmative cases.
\n\u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bf; (mipos xerete pou ine to farmakio)<\/span><\/em> Do you\u00a0 know where’s the pharmacy?<\/p>\n

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Question words are placed at the beginning of the sentence. Sometimes their use is confusing because some of them are declined, i.e. they have singular and plural, genders and cases. Note that we use the Greek question mark:\u00a0 ; 1. \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf (pios, pia, pio): who, which \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bf \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2; (pios ine…<\/p>\n

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