{"id":329,"date":"2012-01-13T11:29:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T11:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=329"},"modified":"2012-01-16T16:53:47","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T16:53:47","slug":"the-definite-article-%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf-%ce%ac%cf%81%ce%b8%cf%81%ce%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/the-definite-article-%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf-%ce%ac%cf%81%ce%b8%cf%81%ce%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"The Definite \u0391rticle (\u03a4\u03bf \u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03ac\u03c1\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There are two categories of articles. The definite and indefinite. Both definite and indefinite articles agree in the gender, the case and the number with the noun that they refer to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The absence of an article will change the meaning of a sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The definite article denotes a specific item.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>singular<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"136\">case<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">Masculine<strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<p align=\"center\">Feminine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\">\n<p align=\"center\">Neuter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"136\">Nominative<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u039f (O)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><strong>\u0397 (Ei)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><strong>\u03a4\u03bf (To)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"136\">Accusative<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u03a4\u03bf(\u03bd) (To(n))<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><strong>\u03a4\u03b7(\u03bd) (Tee(n))<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><strong>\u03a4\u03bf (To)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"136\">Genitive<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u03a4\u03bf\u03c5 (Tou)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><strong>\u03a4\u03b7\u03c2 (Tees)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><strong>\u03a4\u03bf\u03c5 (Tou)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>Plural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"136\">Nominative<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u039f\u03b9 (Ee)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><strong>\u039f\u03b9 (Ee)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><strong>\u03a4\u03b1 (Ta)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"136\">Accusative<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u03a4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 (Tous)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><strong>\u03a4\u03b9\u03c2 (Tees)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><strong>\u03a4\u03b1 (Ta)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"136\">Genitive<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><strong>\u03a4\u03c9\u03bd (Ton)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><strong>\u03a4\u03c9\u03bd (Ton)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><strong>\u03a4\u03c9\u03bd (Ton)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Attention<\/strong>! Do not confuse:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0The accusative singular masculine <strong>\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd<\/strong> (ton) with the genitive plural <strong>\u03a4\u03c9\u03bd<\/strong> (ton).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0The genitive singular feminine <strong>\u03a4\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong> (tees) with the accusative plural <strong>\u03a4\u03b9\u03c2<\/strong> (tees).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The final \u201c<strong>\u03bd<\/strong>\u201c (n) of the article is used when the following word starts with a vowel or the consonants: <strong>\u03be,\u03c0,\u03ba,\u03c4,\u03c8,\u03c4\u03c2,\u03c4\u03b6,\u03b3\u03ba,\u03bd\u03c4,\u03bc\u03c0<\/strong> (x,p,k,t,ps,ts,j,g,d,b).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 30px\">Ex:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 30px\">\u03a4\u03bf \u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03af (To skeelee) <em>the dog<\/em>,\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc (Ton pelargo) <em>the stork<\/em>, \u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 (Steen Ellada) <em>in Greece<\/em>, \u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03cd\u03c7\u03b7 (Steen teehee) <em>at random<\/em>, \u03a3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03ac (Sta vouna)<em> in the mountains<\/em> .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The ending of the noun as well as the article denote the gender of the noun. Do not be confused with the pronoun and the article<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Ex:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u039f \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 (O filos mou o Giorgos exee mia gata).<br \/>\nMy friend George has a cat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">E\u03c7\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 (eho mia teeleorasee sto speetee)<br \/>\nI have a television at home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd (pronoun)\u00a0 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd (article) \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 (Teen eida teeteneia)<br \/>\nI saw the movie.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses of the definite article<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Greek nouns are always preceded by a definite article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Ex.<br \/>\n\u039f \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 (O pateras mou den eine speetee).<br \/>\nMy father is not at home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u039f \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ac\u03c1\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 (O athelfos mou einai arrostos).<br \/>\nMy brother is ill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A definite article must be used with the words ,\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2(olos) whole, \u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 (olokleiros) whole, \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 (aftos) this,\u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 (ekeenos) that in all genders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Ex.<br \/>\n\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ac\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc (Then mou arese afto to fageeto).<br \/>\nI didn\u2019t like this food.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u038c\u03bb\u03b7 \u03b7 \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae (Olee ee teneia eetan kakee).<br \/>\nThe whole movie was bad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ac\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf (Mou arese ekeeno to poukameso).<br \/>\nI liked that shirt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With months, days, seasons, dates to denote a specific point in time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Ex.<br \/>\n\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 (Teen paraskevee then tha pao steen doulia).<br \/>\nFriday I won\u2019t go at work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf (Padrevomai to ftheenoporo).<br \/>\nI am getting married in autumn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With general statements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Ex.<br \/>\n\u03a4\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 (To kapneesma skotonee).<br \/>\nSmoking kills.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like always I will give you a quick exercise. Try to fill out the gaps with the proper definite article:<\/p>\n<p>1. ___ \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03cc.<br \/>\n2. \u0388\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 ___ \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b6\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b6\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1;<br \/>\n3. \u039a\u03bf\u03af\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac __ \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1.<br \/>\n4. \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 __ \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2!<br \/>\n5. \u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 __ \u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1;<br \/>\n6. __ \u0388\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two categories of articles. The definite and indefinite. Both definite and indefinite articles agree in the gender, the case and the number with the noun that they refer to. The absence of an article will change the meaning of a sentence. The definite article denotes a specific item. 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