{"id":460,"date":"2012-01-18T20:19:43","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T20:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=460"},"modified":"2012-01-18T21:57:16","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T21:57:16","slug":"the-cases-the-personal-pronounce-and-the-verb-%e2%80%9cto-be%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/the-cases-the-personal-pronounce-and-the-verb-%e2%80%9cto-be%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"The cases, the personal pronoun and the verb \u201cto be\u201d."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we will learn about the cases, the personal pronoun and the verb \u201cto be\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The cases of the greek language are 4. Nominative(\u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae), accusative (\u0391\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae), genitive(\u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae) and vocative (\u039a\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae) .<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae (onomastikee): we use this case when we answer the question what? or who?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong>\u039f \u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong> \u03b6\u03b5\u03af \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 ( O Alexis zee se afto to spiti).<em> <\/em><em>Who?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>Alex lives in this house. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong>T<\/strong><strong>\u03bf <\/strong><strong>\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03af\u03bf<\/strong> \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf \u00a0(To grafieo eene spasmeno). <em>What?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>The desk is broken<\/em>. <em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0391\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<em> <\/em>(etiateekee) : with this case we answer the question whom? or what?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03ce \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03ce <strong>\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <\/strong><strong>\u03b8\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong> \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce (Boro na do teen thalasa apo edo).<em> What?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0I can see the sea from here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u03a7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 <strong>\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd <\/strong><strong>\u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf<\/strong> (Htes seenadiesa ton Petro).<em> Whom?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0I met Petros yesterday.<\/em> <em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae (genikee): with this case we answer the question whose?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u03a4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf <strong>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5 <\/strong>(To aftokeeneeto tou Giorgoo).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>George\u2019s car.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 <strong>\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 <\/strong><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/strong> (Ta malia tees Marias).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u00a0Maria\u2019s\u00a0 hair. <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae (kleetikee): we use this case when we want to address or call someone or something.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">A\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03c3\u03ac\u03c2 <strong>\u039a\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5<\/strong> (Aneekee afto se esas keerie) ;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>Is that belong to you Sir?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u039c\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 <strong>\u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 <\/strong><strong>\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c5\u03bd\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5<\/strong>, \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 (Me seehoreete keerie asteenome, boreete na me boetheesete);<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>Excuse me officer, can you help me?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal pronouns<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0395\u03b3\u03ce<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">Ego<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0395\u03c3\u03cd<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">Esee<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">You<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2,\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae, \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">Aftos,aftee,afto<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">He,she,it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0395\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">Emees<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">We<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0395\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">Esees<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">You<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03af, \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2, \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">Aftee, aftes , afta<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"214\">They<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>The verb \u201cto be\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"513\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0395\u03b3\u03ce<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">eeme<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">I am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0395\u03c3\u03cd<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">eese<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">You are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2,\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae, \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">eene<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">He,she,it is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0395\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">eemaste<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">We are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0395\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">eeste<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">You are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03af, \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2, \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">eene<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">They are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similar to English we use the second person of the plural (<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5<\/span>) also as a politeness form. We use the polite form when we speak to somebody older or somebody that we don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u0395\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5<\/span> \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03b5\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 (Eeste poly evgenikos mazee moo )!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>You are very polite to me!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03b4\u03c5\u03bf <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5<\/span> \u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 (Ke ee deeo eeste teemorimenee gia seemera).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>\u00a0Both of you are grounded for today. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Greek It is not always necessary to use the personal pronouns because the verbs have different ending for each person. You can use the pronouns if you want to give emphasis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Ex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5<\/span> \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b1\u03b8\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 (eemaste ee protathleetes).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>We are the champions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 (eeme matheetees).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>I am a student<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u0395\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03bf \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0392\u03af\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 (eese o adefos tees Vikis);<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Are you Viki\u2019s brother ?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u0395\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03c2<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5<\/span> \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b1\u03b8\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 (emees eemaste ee protathleetes)!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>We are the champions !<\/em> (Emfasis)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u03a9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 <span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03b5\u03c3\u03cd<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03bf \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0392\u03af\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 (Oste esee eese o athlefos tees Vikis)!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>So you are Viki\u2019s brother! <\/em>(Emfasis)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now try to fill the gaps with what you have learnt.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">1.<\/span>______<\/span> \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">2.<\/span>_____<\/span> \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1 \u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">3.<\/span>_____<\/span> \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">4.<\/span>_____\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">_____ \u00a0<\/span>\u03bf \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u03a0\u03bf\u03c5 <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">____<\/span> \u03bf \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5;<\/p>\n<p>6.\u03a0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1. <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">____<\/span> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the solutions from the previous post in the indefinite article:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u03bc\u03af\u03b1<\/p>\n<p>2.\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1<\/p>\n<p>3.\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd<\/p>\n<p>4. \u039c\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03af<\/p>\n<p>5.\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd<\/p>\n<p>6.\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd<\/p>\n<p>7.\u0388\u03bd\u03b1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we will learn about the cases, the personal pronoun and the verb \u201cto be\u201d. The cases of the greek language are 4. Nominative(\u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae), accusative (\u0391\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae), genitive(\u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae) and vocative (\u039a\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae) . \u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae (onomastikee): we use this case when we answer the question what? or who? Ex. \u039f \u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b6\u03b5\u03af \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 ( O&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/the-cases-the-personal-pronounce-and-the-verb-%e2%80%9cto-be%e2%80%9d\/\">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-460","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-grammar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460","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=460"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions\/480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}