{"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":"<div id=\"attachment_2121\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/4\/3595\/3404690645_40746331fd.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2121\" aria-label=\"3404690645 40746331fd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2121\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2121\"  alt=\"By DeeJayTee23 under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/02\/3404690645_40746331fd.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/02\/3404690645_40746331fd.jpg 333w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/02\/3404690645_40746331fd-233x350.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By DeeJayTee23 under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A few months ago, I wrote a post about the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/examples-of-the-accusative-case\/\">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<p><strong>Possession:<\/strong> \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03af\u03bf <u>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/u><u> \u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5<\/u>. \u00a0This is Nikos\u2019 book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>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 <u>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/u><u> \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5<\/u>. Everybody was talking about Petros\u2019 score.<em> ( Who scored? Petros. =&gt; \u00a0Petros is the subject.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>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. <em>(Whom does she love? Petros. =&gt; Petros is the object.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose, use:<\/strong> \u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03b6\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 <u>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/u><u> \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd<\/u> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 <u>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/u><u> \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd<\/u>. We need wine glasses and water glasses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Property, quality:<\/strong> \u0397 \u039f\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b7 \u039c\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1 <u>\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/u>. \u00a0Urania was the Muse of Astronomy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place:<\/strong> \u0388\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03cc\u03bb\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 <u>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd<\/u>. I strolled through the village. (<em>Lit: I walked through the roads of the village)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>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 <u>\u0399\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03af\u03bf\u03c5<\/u>.They will come to Greece on the 17<sup>th<\/sup> of July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> \u0388\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03ac\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd <u>\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd<\/u>. He had a four-day trip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>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 <u>\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<p><strong>A part of the whole:<\/strong> \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac <u>\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<p><strong>Comparison:<\/strong> \u0388\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03bc\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac <u>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/u>! We have the best mom in the world! (<em>Lit: of the world<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Origin:<\/strong> \u0393\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 <u>\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/u>; Has Margarita\u2019s son come back?<\/p>\n<p><strong>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 <u>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039a\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c6\u03b7<\/u>. The children are studying Cavafis\u2019<em> Ithaca<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2120\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/197\/518876976_da84ccf0f9.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2120\" aria-label=\"518876976 Da84ccf0f9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2120\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2120\"  alt=\"By xamad under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"327\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/02\/518876976_da84ccf0f9.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/02\/518876976_da84ccf0f9.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/02\/518876976_da84ccf0f9-350x229.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By xamad under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you need practice, feel\u00a0 free to do the following exercise:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Replace the underlined phrases by words in the genitive case.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9 <u>\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03c1\u03b1<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u03be\u03cd\u03c0\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 <u>\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac <u>\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf<\/u>;<\/p>\n<p>\u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1 <u>\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c0\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1<\/u>;<\/p>\n<p>\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 <u>\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03ac\u03be\u03b7<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>\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 <u>\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac <\/u>\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p>Check your answers here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/02\/genitive-case.pdf\" rel=\"\">genitive case<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"233\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/02\/3404690645_40746331fd-233x350.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\/2016\/02\/3404690645_40746331fd-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/02\/3404690645_40746331fd.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p>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. 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