Αντωνυμίες άμεσου αντικειμένου (DOP)
Direct object pronouns (DOPs) are words used to replace direct objects in a sentence. They help avoid repetition in conversation or prose. For example, if someone asks ‘Do you see…
pronouns
Questions: Ποιον/Τι;
Remember the Greek word for ‘who’? Who is ποιος, and whom is ποιον. The word for what is τι. Today, we’ll look at how these questions can help you decide…
Cases: Ονομαστική & Αιτιατική
Remember how to say ‘Canada is here’? Ο Καναδάς είναι εδώ. What about ‘Nikos is from Canada?’ Ο Νίκος είναι από τον Καναδά. The same word, Καναδάς, appears different depending…
Δεν ξέρω τίποτα! (I don’t know anything!)
Remember the question Θέλετε τίποτα άλλο; (Do you want anything else?) The word τίποτα is often translated as ‘anything‘, because it appears in contexts the word ‘anything’ would appear in…
Αντωνυμίες & Ρήματα (Pronouns & Verbs)
In English, ‘go to the Acropolis’ is not a complete sentence. It is impossible to tell who is doing the verb ‘go’, so a personal pronoun is necessary: ‘I go…
Κτητικές Αντωνυμίες (Possessive pronouns)
V. Sergi’s viral The Bad Poetry Social Club video is a powerful demonstration of how the word μου is used to indicate (in this context, toxic and oppressive) possession: Listen…
Με & Μου (Me & My)
Με λένε (they call me) ___ As we’ve already seen, one way of introducing yourself is to say Με λένε ___. ‘They call me ___’ (literally, ‘me they call ___’)…
Προσωπικές Αντωνυμίες (Personal pronouns)
Remember how to ask ‘Who is it?’ in Greek? The most commonly-used phrase is Ποιος είναι; Ποιος is masculine, but can be used to refer to unknown people of any…
Questions: Πώς;
Whenever you’re learning a new language, it’s important to be able to ask what something is called in that language. In Greek, this is quite similar to asking someone’s name:…
Introductions: Πώς σε λένε;
To ask someone’s name in Greek, the standard phrase used is πώς σε λένε; (pos se lene) which literally means ‘how do they call you?’ If you want to be…