Modern Greek/Appendix I

Summary of Declensions and Conjugations

Masculine nouns

Group 1

Σκύλος, dog, is a masculine noun. Note the different forms of the definite article.

Case	Singular		Plural
Nominative	ο σκύλος	the dog	οι σκύλοι	the dogs
Genitive	του σκύλου	of the dog	των σκύλων	of the dogs
Accusative	το(ν) σκύλο	the dog	τους σκύλους	the dogs
Vocative	σκύλε!	dog!	σκύλοι!	dogs!

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Feminine nouns

Group 1

The noun Η ώρα (the hour, the time) is shown below:

Case	Singular		Plural
Nominative	η ώρα	the hour	οι ώρες	the hours
Genitive	της ώρας	of the hour	των ωρών	of the hours
Accusative	την ώρα	the hour	τις ώρες	the hours
Vocative	ώρα!	hour!	ώρες!	hours!

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Neuter nouns

Group 1

Το παιδί (the child)

Case	Singular		Plural
Nominative	το παιδί	the child	τα παιδιά	the children
Genitive	του παιδιού	of the child	των παιδιών	of the children
Accusative	το παιδί	the child	τα παιδιά	the children
Vocative	παιδί!	child!	παιδιά!	children!

Verbs

First Conjugation

γράφω	γράφουμε
γράφεις	γράφετε
γράφει	γράφουν

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The verbs έχω, to have, and είμαι, to be

Two important verbs are έχω, to have, and είμαι, to be. The first-conjugation verb έχω is regular in the present tense, so it has the same endings as γράφω.

έχω	έχουμε
έχεις	έχετε
έχει	έχουν

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To be in English is expressed in the active voice, but the Greek είμαι is passive, and doesn't have an active form. The ending -μαι is a typical, regular ending for passive verbs.

είμαι	είμαστε
είσαι	είστε
είναι	είναι

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Pronouns

Pronouns have cases, number and gender just as regular nouns do. To make the tables appear simpler, the pronouns have been separated into persons.

First Person
	Singular		Plural
Nominative	εγώ	I	εμείς	we
Genitive	μου	mine	μας	ours
Accusative	με	me	μας	us

Second Person
	Singular		Plural
Nominative	εσύ	you	εσείς	you
Genitive	σου	yours	σας	yours
Accusative	σε	you	σας	you

Third	Person
		Singular				Plural
Gender	M	F	N		M	F	N
N	αυτός	αυτή	αυτό	he, she, it	αυτοί	αυτές	αυτά	they
G	του	της	του	his, her, its	τους	τους	τους	their
A	τον	την	το	him, her, it	τους	τους	τα	they

Links

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