{"id":1923,"date":"2015-07-22T18:15:06","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T18:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2015-07-22T18:15:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T18:15:06","slug":"about-greek-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/about-greek-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"About Greek numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Greek numbers are not too hard to learn. However, beginners find it hard to use them. The reason is that the numbers one, three and four are not invariable and are declined. They have three genders (masculine, feminine and neuter), cases , singular and plural. Number one has only singular and numbers three and four have only plural. When counting, we use the neuter: \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1, \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf, \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1. You can find more information on their declension in this pdf:\u00a0enas-mia-ena<\/a><\/p>\n

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

\u0388\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0389\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad.<\/strong> (Ipia mono enan kafe) <\/em>I drank only one coffee (lit.)<\/p>\n

\u201c\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2;\u201d \u201c\u039c\u03af\u03b1.\u201d<\/strong> (Poses sokolates efages? Mia) <\/em>\u201cHow many chocolates did you eat?\u201d \u201cOne.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03bf \u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd\u03b2\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce.<\/strong> (To molivi kani ena evro) <\/em>The pencil costs one euro.<\/p>\n

Note that the final -\u03bd<\/strong> of the accusative \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd<\/em> should not be omitted in order to distinguish the masculine from the neuter (\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd vs \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1<\/em>). However, it is not always pronounced.<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2, \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \/ \u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2, \u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2.<\/strong> (Eho tris adelfes)<\/em> I have three sisters.<\/p>\n

\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2.<\/strong> (Eho tris adelfous)<\/em> I have three brothers.<\/p>\n

\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac.<\/strong> (Eho tria pedia)<\/em> I have three children.<\/p>\n

\u0389\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2.<\/strong> (Ipiame ikositris bires)<\/em> We drank twenty-three beers.<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.<\/strong> (Pino teseris kafedes ti mera)<\/em> I drink four coffees per day.<\/p>\n

\u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03b6\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1.<\/strong> (Hriazomaste teseris karekles akoma)<\/em> We need four more chairs.<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03bf \u03c6\u03ac\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce.<\/strong> (To farmako kani tesera evro)<\/em> The medicine costs four euros.<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03bf\u03b8\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03ac\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd \u03b9\u03bd\u03c4\u03c3\u03ce\u03bd.<\/strong> (Agorasa mia othoni ikosi tesaron intson)<\/em> I bought a 24-inch monitor.<\/p>\n

“\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9;” “\u03a4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03ae”<\/strong>. (Ti ora ine? Tris ke misi) “What’s the time?” “Half past three.” (In this context, \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/em> refers to the noun \u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2<\/em> which is implied.)<\/p>\n

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When talking about someone’s age, we use the possessive case (\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9;\u201d<\/strong>(Poson hronon ise)<\/em> How old are you? (Literally, it means \u201cof how many years are you?\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0394\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03ac\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd.\u201d<\/strong> (Dekatesaron)<\/em> Fourteen. (Literally, it means \u201cof fourteen\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u03a3\u03af\u03bb\u03b2\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd.<\/strong> (I Silvia ine ikositrion hronon)<\/em> Silvia is twenty-three years old.<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03cc \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5.<\/strong> (To moro ine enos hronou)<\/em> the baby is one year old.<\/p>\n

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