{"id":2858,"date":"2018-03-15T21:19:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T21:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2018-03-15T21:19:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T21:19:24","slug":"use-of-greek-yet-already-still-since-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/use-of-greek-yet-already-still-since-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of Greek: yet, already, still, since, for"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! This post is about the Greek words for already, for, since, just, yet and still. Read the following examples to see the different use of these words. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment!<\/p>\n

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Example 1<\/h3>\n

\u03ae\u03b4\u03b7<\/span> and \u03ba\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2<\/span> can be used to mean already.\u039a\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 is colloquial and more emphatic. \u0391\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b7 \/ \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 can be used to mean yet or still.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: \u03a0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03a3\u03c4\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03c2; \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u00a0 3:00! \u0388\u03c0\u03c1\u03b5\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03ae\u03b4\u03b7 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce!
\nB: \u03a0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 3:00;
\nA: \u039d\u03b1\u03b9.
\nB: \u0391\u03c6\u03bf\u03cd \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b7, \u03bc\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9. \u03a0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd.
\nA: \u03a0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5.<\/p>\n

A: Where is Stathis? It’s\u00a0 3:00 o’clock. He should have been here!
\nB: Is it 3:00 already? (B is surprised because they thought it was earlier.)<\/em>
\nA: Yes.
\nB: Since he’s not here yet, he probably won’t come. Let’s go without him.
\nA: Let’s go.<\/p>\n

Example 2<\/h3>\n

A: \u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u0392, \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2;
\n\u0392: \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac, \u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce. \u03a0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac.
\n\u0391: \u0392\u03c1\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac; \u039c\u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03b2\u03bf!
\n\u0392: \u039d\u03b1\u03b9, \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9 \u03ae\u03b4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1!
\n\u0391: \u0395\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7;
\n\u0392: \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b7. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03bd\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2.\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd, \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b2\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1.\u0395\u03c3\u03cd, \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf;<\/p>\n

A: Hi B, how are you?
\nB: I’m well, thanks! I go to work.
\nA: Have you already find a job? Great! (A thinks it is too soon for B to have found a job)
\nB: Yes, I am already working for a week.
\nA: Are you happy?
\nB: I don’t know yet. It’s too soon. I don’t have a problem, for the moment. And you, do you still work at the same school?<\/p>\n

Example 3<\/h3>\n

\u0391\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1<\/span>\/\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b7<\/span> can be used to mean also.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0391: \u03a0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b2\u03b7.
\n\u0392: \u03a4\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2;
\n\u0391: \u039d\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2, \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2…
\n\u0392: \u039d\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2; \u0388\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bf.
\n\u0391: \u03a4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ac\u03b3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2.
\n\u0392: \u039a\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2; \u03a0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1!
\n\u0391: \u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03b6\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c6\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1.<\/p>\n

A: I’m going at the greengrocer’s.
\nB: What will you get?
\nA: Tomatos, bananas…
\nB: Tomatos? There are tomatos in the fridge.
\nA: We ate them all.
\nB: Already? I bought them three days ago. (B could have said \u03a4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ac\u03b3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ae\u03b4\u03b7;\/ Have we already eaten them? but the use of \u03ba\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 makes the phrase more emphatic)
\nA: We also need grapes, potatoes and cucumbers.<\/p>\n

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Example 4<\/h3>\n

\u0395\u03b4\u03ce \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> can be used to mean for and \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc can be used to mean since.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: \u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7;
\n\u0392: \u039c\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03a1\u03ad\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0399\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf.<\/p>\n

A: How long (since when)<\/em> do you live in Crete?
\nB: I live in Crete for two years but I live in Rethymno since January.<\/p>\n

Example 5<\/h3>\n

\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2<\/span> can be used to indicate a precise date.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0391: \u03a0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7;
\n\u0392: \u0389\u03c1\u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 14 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 2015.
\n\u0391: \u039c\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ae\u03b4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce. \u0393\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd!<\/p>\n

A: When did you come to Crete?
\nB: I came on the 14th of March 2015.
\nA: You already live two years here. So, that’s why you speak Greek so well!<\/p>\n

Example 6<\/h3>\n

\u039c\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2<\/span> can be used to mean just.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0391: \u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce \u03bf \u038a\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1; \u03a3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03cc\u03b8\u03b5\u03c3\u03ae \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5;
\n\u0392: \u039d\u03b1\u03b9,\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce, \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ae\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03bc\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5. \u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1, \u03b1\u03bd \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5.
\nA: \u0395\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce.<\/p>\n

A: Hello. Is Ivar here? Did he talk to you about my case?
\nB: \u03a5es, he’s here but we haven’t talked yet because he just came. Come on in, if you like.
\nA: Thank you.<\/p>\n

Example 7<\/h3>\n

\u0391\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1<\/span>\/\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b7<\/span> can be used to mean still.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2; \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b7 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce; \u0398\u03b1 \u03c7\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf!\u0388\u03c0\u03c1\u03b5\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03cd\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03ae \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1!
\nWhat are you doing? It’s five o’clock and you’re still here? You will miss your flight! You should have gone half an hour ago!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! This post is about the Greek words for already, for, since, just, yet and still. Read the following examples to see the different use of these words. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment! Example 1 \u03ae\u03b4\u03b7 and \u03ba\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 can be used to mean already.\u039a\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 is colloquial and more…<\/p>\n

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