{"id":413,"date":"2012-01-16T17:40:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=413"},"modified":"2012-01-16T17:40:49","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T17:40:49","slug":"the-indefinite-%ce%b1rticle-%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%b1%cf%8c%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%ac%cf%81%ce%b8%cf%81%ce%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/the-indefinite-%ce%b1rticle-%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%b1%cf%8c%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%ac%cf%81%ce%b8%cf%81%ce%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indefinite \u0391rticle (\u03a4\u03bf \u03b1\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ac\u03c1\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last time we learn the definite article and its uses. As you understand this post will be on the indefinite article and its uses. Before I start I would like to give you the solutions of the previous post:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u03a4\u03bf<\/p>\n<p>2.\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/p>\n<p>3.\u03c4\u03b1<\/p>\n<p>4.\u03bf<\/p>\n<p>5.\u03c4\u03b7<\/p>\n<p>6.\u039f\u03b9<\/p>\n<p>The indefinite article denotes a non-specific item and similarly to the definite article, its absence can change the meaning of a sentence .<\/p>\n<p><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>\u0388\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 (Enas)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><strong>\u039c\u03b9\u03b1 (Mia)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><strong>\u0388\u03bd\u03b1 (Ena)<\/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>\u0388\u03bd\u03b1(\u03bd) (Ena(n))<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><strong>\u039c\u03b9\u03b1(\u03bd) (Mia(n))<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><strong>\u0388\u03bd\u03b1 (Ena)<\/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>\u0395\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 (Enos)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"><strong>\u039c\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 (Mias)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><strong>\u0395\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 (Enos)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The indefinite article doesn\u2019t have plural form. Indefinite pronouns like <strong>\u039a\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9<\/strong> (Kapiee),<strong>\u039a\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> ( kapies), <strong>\u039a\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong> (kapia)\u00a0 are used instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0\u039a\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03bf\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u03ae \u03b3\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 (Kapiee nomizoun oti ta eleenika einai ftohe glossa).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0<em>Some (people) think that Greek is a poor language.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0\u039c\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03ce \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 (\u039cerikes fores argo na geereeso sto speetee).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0<em>Sometimes I arrive at home late.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Like with the definite article, 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><strong>Attention!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do not confuse the indefinite article with the numeral.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf <strong>\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1<\/strong> \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9 (Eixei mono ena podi).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>He has only <strong>one<\/strong> leg.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses of the indefinite article<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0To express genericness like the properties of a noun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0\u039c\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ac\u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7.(Mia petra eene panta akamptee)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0A\/All\/Every stone is rigid<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0With months, days, seasons, dates to denote a non-specific point in time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b4\u03ce \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 (\u0395xo na se do \u03bcia evthomada).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0I haven\u2019t seen you for a week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0\u039c\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c8\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c4\u03c9\u03b8\u03ce (Mia mera kodepsa na skototho).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0<em>One day I almost killed.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0To express emphasis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0\u0395\u03af\u03c7\u03b1 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03c0\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2.(Eiha tetio pono pou then tha ton adehes).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0I had such a pain that you\u00a0couldn&#8217;t\u00a0stand it.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0With uncountable nouns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0\u0398\u03b1 \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce (Tha eethela enan kafe parakalo).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0I would like a coffee please.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0\u03a3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 (Se parakalo fere mou ena gala ke ena kalamaki )<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0<em>Please get me milk and a straw.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In front of certain pronouns like <strong>\u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (tetios), <strong>\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (allos), <strong>\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong> (diko mou), in all genders and all cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0\u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac (Einai aprathektee mia tetia seebereefora)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0Such a behavior is unacceptable.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u00a0\u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03be\u03bf\u03b4\u03ad\u03c8\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac (Thelo mia fora na ksothepso ke apo ta dika mou lefta).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0I would like for once to spend from my money.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now \u03c4ry to fill out the gaps using the indefinite\u00a0article:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc ___ \u03b4\u03cd\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c1\u03ce\u03c3\u03c9.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u03a3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1 ___ \u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u039c\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9____ \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>4.____ \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b4\u03ae\u03bb\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 ___ \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 ____ \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad.<\/p>\n<p>7.___\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: normal;font-size: small\">\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03c4\u03cd\u03c7\u03b7!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"line-height: normal\">Good luck! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last time we learn the definite article and its uses. As you understand this post will be on the indefinite article and its uses. Before I start I would like to give you the solutions of the previous post: 1.\u03a4\u03bf 2.\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd 3.\u03c4\u03b1 4.\u03bf 5.\u03c4\u03b7 6.\u039f\u03b9 The indefinite article denotes a non-specific item and similarly to&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/the-indefinite-%ce%b1rticle-%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%b1%cf%8c%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%ac%cf%81%ce%b8%cf%81%ce%bf\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-413","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-grammar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":459,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions\/459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}