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Modern Greek Notes

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Some Basics

Keyboard Issues

Use polytonic keyboard to get the stress diacritic. Not needed with Duolingo but it’s helpful for reinforcing pronunciation.

In both Windows 10 and Gnome, the input toggle is [Super-Space].

The final-form sigma “ς” used at the end of letter-case words is normally where the US-EN “W” key is.

Intro Verbs

gr en
είναι to be
πίνω to drink
τρώω to eat

“Regular” Verb Conjugation

conjugation ending meaning
πίνω ω I drink
πίνεις εις you drink
πίνει ει he drinks
πίνουμε ουμε we drink
πίνετε ετε you drink
πίνουν(ε) oυν(ε) they drink

Pronouns

gr en
εγω I
εσύ you
αυτός/αυτή/αυτό he/she/it
εμείς we
εσείς you (pl)
αυτοί/αυτές they (masc+neut)/they (fem)

Indefinite Article

These are the singular, nominative case versions:

gr en
ένας a/an/one (masc)
μία a/an/one (fem)
ένα a/an/one (neut)

This has a slightly different meaning than in English – in Modern Greek, it literally means “one.” So you would not say “She is a mother” you’d just say “She is mother”… otherwise, it would sound like “She is one mother” as opposed to indicating indefiniteness.

The plural seems similar in this way; while there is a set of words for “some,” indefiniteness of plural nouns is expressed by a lack of an article. For example “They are children” as opposed to “They are some children” - “some children” is only used with a generic referent (I think).

Definite Article

Used more than in English – sometimes used before proper nouns. These are the nominative case versions:

gr en
ο the (sing masc)
η the (sing fem)
το the (sing neut)
οι the (plur masc)
οι the (plur fem)
τα the (plur neut)

Intro Vocabulary

gr en
ο άντρας the man
ο άντρες the men
η γυναίκα the woman
οι γυναὶκες the women
το παιδί the child
τα παιδιά the children