{"id":1800,"date":"2015-02-19T10:43:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T10:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2015-02-19T10:43:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T10:43:55","slug":"playing-hide-and-seek-with-the-final-n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/playing-hide-and-seek-with-the-final-n\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing hide and seek with the final n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1803\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4069\/4413769900_aeb23b357e_z.jpg?zz=1\" aria-label=\"4413769900 Aeb23b357e Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1803\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1803\"  alt=\"quercus design under a CC at Flickr\" width=\"495\" height=\"640\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/4413769900_aeb23b357e_z.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/4413769900_aeb23b357e_z.jpg 495w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/4413769900_aeb23b357e_z-271x350.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">quercus design under a CC at Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">One of the most confusing topics is the maintenance of the final <\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bd <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">of<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> some articles, pronouns and particles, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">mostly because the grammar books contain different rules about it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Below, there&#8217;s a list of the cases where the final <\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bd <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">is maintained or omitted. These rules apply mostly when speaking. In written speech the article <\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bd <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">is maintained.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The article<strong> <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u039c\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\"><b>\u03bd<\/b><\/span> <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf. <\/span><em>I talked to Tasos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03ac\u03c3\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">I talked to the teacher.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The article <strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7<b>\u03bd<\/b> \u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1.<em> <span lang=\"en-US\">I come from Athens.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0397 \u0395\u03b9\u03c1\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7 \u039d\u03ac\u03be\u03bf.<em> <span lang=\"en-US\">Irene comes from Naxo<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">s<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The personal pronoun <strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b7<b>\u03bd<\/b> \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">I saw her last night.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1. \u03a4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">I like this skirt. I want it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The indefinite article <strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0391\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1<b>\u03bd<\/b> \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03ad. <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>We bought a cough<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Last night I met an acquaintance.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cardinal number <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0389\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1<b>\u03bd <\/b>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad \u03cc\u03c7\u03b9 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">I drunk one coffee not two.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u03a6\u03ac\u03b3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ae\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03cd\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2. <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>We ate a mousaka and two salads, and<\/em> <em>drunk three beers.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The particle <strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2; \u0394\u03b5<b>\u03bd<\/b> \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9.<em> <span lang=\"en-US\">Where&#8217;s George? I don&#8217;t see him.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0394\u03b5<\/span> \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03af, \u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">I don&#8217;t want more wine, thank you.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The particle <strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039c\u03b7<b>\u03bd<\/b> \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf, \u03ad\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b7. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Don&#8217;t come tomorrow, come on Tuesday.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u039c\u03b7<\/span> \u03bc\u03b5 \u03be\u03c5\u03c0\u03bd\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Don&#8217;t wake me up early.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The final <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bd <\/span>is preserved:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When the following word starts by a vowel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0386\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7<strong>\u03bd<\/strong> \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1.<em> <span lang=\"en-US\">I heard the story.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When the following word starts by <strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03ba, \u03c0, \u03c4, \u03bc\u03c0, \u03bd\u03c4, \u03b3\u03ba, \u03c4\u03b6, \u03c4\u03c3, \u03be, \u03c8<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7<b>\u03bd <\/b>\u03c4\u03c3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5; <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Did you see my bag?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2; \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf<b>\u03bd<\/b> \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9! <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Who&#8217;s Yannis? I don&#8217;t know him.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5<b>\u03bd<\/b> \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03c7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">We didn&#8217;t have a nice time yesterday.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b7<b>\u03bd<\/b> \u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Don&#8217;t eat so much.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The final <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bd<\/span> is omitted when the word that follows starts by <span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03b2, \u03b3, \u03b4, \u03b6, \u03b8, \u03bb, \u03bc, \u03bd, \u03c1, \u03c3, \u03c6, \u03c7<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03b7<\/span> \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5; <em><span lang=\"en-US\">What&#8217;s your friend&#8217;s name?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0398\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7<b>\u03bd<\/b> \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">They will stay in Greece for a year.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0398\u03b1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03b7<\/span> \u03b2\u03c1\u03c9 \u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">I&#8217;ll find her wherever she goes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b7 \u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Don&#8217;t ask Niko about his parents.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The final <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bd <\/span>is never omitted from:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the personal pronoun <strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd <\/span><\/strong>and <strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03c2. \u0398\u03b1 <b>\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/b> \u03be\u03b5\u03c7\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Don&#8217;t worry. You&#8217;ll forget him soon.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03a7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2;\u201d \u201c\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9. \u039a\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce <b>\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd<\/b> \u03c8\u03ac\u03c7\u03bd\u03c9.\u201d <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Where&#8217;s Haris? I don&#8217;t know. I&#8217;m looking for<\/em> <em>him too.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the article <span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/strong> (<\/span>genitive plural)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0397 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03c2 <b>\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/b> \u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c5\u03c8\u03b7\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">The prices of the houses are too high.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd <b>\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/b> \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd; <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Do you understand the meaning of these words?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The adverb <strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u039d\u03b9\u03ce\u03b8\u03c9 <strong>\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/strong> \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1. <em>I feel like I&#8217;ve known you for ages.<\/em><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/final-n.pdf\">final n<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"__hggasdgjhsagd_once\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"271\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/4413769900_aeb23b357e_z-271x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/4413769900_aeb23b357e_z-271x350.jpg 271w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/4413769900_aeb23b357e_z.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><p>One of the most confusing topics is the maintenance of the final \u03bd of some articles, pronouns and particles, mostly because the grammar books contain different rules about it. Below, there&#8217;s a list of the cases where the final \u03bd is maintained or omitted. These rules apply mostly when speaking. 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