{"id":2118,"date":"2016-02-09T19:54:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T19:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2016-02-09T19:54:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T19:54:41","slug":"use-of-greek-the-genitive-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/use-of-greek-the-genitive-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of Greek: the Genitive Case"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"By<\/a>

By DeeJayTee23 under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

A few months ago, I wrote a post about the accusative case (\u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae)<\/a>. In this post there are examples on the use of the genitive case (\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae). The genitive case can be used to show:<\/p>\n

Possession:<\/strong> \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03af\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/u> \u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5<\/u>. \u00a0This is Nikos\u2019 book.<\/p>\n

The subject of an action (subjective genitive):<\/strong> \u038c\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/u> \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5<\/u>. Everybody was talking about Petros\u2019 score. ( Who scored? Petros. => \u00a0Petros is the subject.)<\/em><\/p>\n

The object of an action (objective genitive):<\/strong> \u00a0\u0397 \u03b1\u03b3\u03ac\u03c0\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03be\u03b5\u03c7\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1. \u00a0The love for Petros (Petros\u2019 love) made her forget everything. (Whom does she love? Petros. => Petros is the object.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Purpose, use:<\/strong> \u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03b6\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/u> \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd<\/u> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/u> \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd<\/u>. We need wine glasses and water glasses.<\/p>\n

Property, quality:<\/strong> \u0397 \u039f\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b7 \u039c\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/u>. \u00a0Urania was the Muse of Astronomy.<\/p>\n

Place:<\/strong> \u0388\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03cc\u03bb\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd<\/u>. I strolled through the village. (Lit: I walked through the roads of the village)<\/em><\/p>\n

Time:<\/strong> \u0398\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 17 \u0399\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03af\u03bf\u03c5<\/u>.They will come to Greece on the 17th<\/sup> of July.<\/p>\n

Duration:<\/strong> \u0388\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03ac\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd \u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd<\/u>. He had a four-day trip.<\/p>\n

Dimensions:<\/strong> \u039c\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03bc\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd<\/u>. They live in a 200 sm apartment.<\/p>\n

A part of the whole:<\/strong> \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2<\/u> \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03cc\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. The children of the neighborhood go to the public school.<\/p>\n

Comparison:<\/strong> \u0388\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03bc\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/u>! We have the best mom in the world! (Lit: of the world<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Origin:<\/strong> \u0393\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/u>; Has Margarita\u2019s son come back?<\/p>\n

The creator (writer, painter etc.):<\/strong> \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0399\u03b8\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039a\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c6\u03b7<\/u>. The children are studying Cavafis\u2019 Ithaca<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\"By<\/a>

By xamad under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you need practice, feel\u00a0 free to do the following exercise:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Replace the underlined phrases by words in the genitive case.<\/p>\n

\u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03c1\u03b1<\/u>.<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u03be\u03cd\u03c0\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac<\/u>.<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf<\/u>;<\/p>\n

\u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c0\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1<\/u>;<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03ad\u03be\u03c5\u03c0\u03bd\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03ac\u03be\u03b7<\/u>.<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03b7 \u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac <\/u>\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2.<\/p>\n

Check your answers here:\u00a0genitive case<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

A few months ago, I wrote a post about the accusative case (\u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae). In this post there are examples on the use of the genitive case (\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae). The genitive case can be used to show: Possession: \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03af\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5. \u00a0This is Nikos\u2019 book. The subject of an action (subjective genitive): \u038c\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd…<\/p>\n

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