{"id":1915,"date":"2015-07-20T17:57:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T17:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2015-07-20T17:57:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T17:57:30","slug":"use-of-greek-demonstrative-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/use-of-greek-demonstrative-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of Greek: demonstrative pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The pronouns \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> and \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> can be confusing. They are both translated as such but \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2 can take more definitions depending on the context. The difference is that \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> is used to state quality and \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> is used to state quantity. They are declined as adjectives (see pdf) and they agree in gender, number and case with the noun they define.<\/p>\n

tetoios-tosos<\/a><\/p>\n

Below there are some examples of their use.<\/p>\n

\u039f \u039a\u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong>. Kostas is not such a man (lit. such a person)<\/p>\n

\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af<\/strong> \u03c0\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/strong> \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/strong> \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>; <\/strong>Why do you drink so much coffee?<\/p>\n

\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1.<\/strong> I have such shoes (lit) \/ I have the same shoes.<\/p>\n

\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03bd\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03af! <\/strong>I have so many memories from this island!<\/p>\n

\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf.<\/strong> They will never be able to buy such a car.<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1; <\/strong>Why do you need so many toys?<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2; <\/strong>With friends like these who need enemies?<\/p>\n

If you need to\u00a0practice, you can do the following exercise: you have to fill in the blanks with the right type of \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 or \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2. You may find the rights answers on the pdf.<\/p>\n

\u0386\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/p>\n

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  1. \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03b1 \u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1! \u039c\u03b9\u03b1 ……………………………. \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce!<\/li>\n
  2. \u039f\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 \u03ac\u03c6\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd ……………………………. \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03af \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad.<\/li>\n
  3. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c0\u03c1\u03b5\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 ……………………………. \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac. \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9;<\/li>\n
  4. ……………………………. \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03af \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bd\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bf.<\/li>\n
  5. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7 ……………………………. \u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd.<\/li>\n
  6. \u0388\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 ……………………………. \u03b6\u03ac\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9.<\/li>\n
  7. \u201c\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9!\u201d \u201c\u03a4\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c2; ……………………………. \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2!\u201d<\/li>\n
  8. \u0388\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd ……………………………. \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce, \u03ad\u03be\u03c5\u03c0\u03bd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2.<\/li>\n
  9. ……………………………. \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7 \u039d\u03cc\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03b7.<\/li>\n
  10. \u0391\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2; \u03a0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd ……………………………. \u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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