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! 2a 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! 2c 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 1i 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 1j 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 1k 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 PluralNominativeεγώIεμείςweGenitive μου mine μας oursAccusative με me μας us Second Person Singular PluralNominative εσύ you εσείς youGenitive σου yours σας yoursAccusative σε you σας you Third Person Singular Plural Gender M F N M F NN αυτός αυτή αυτό he, she, it αυτοί αυτές αυτά theyG του της του his, her, its τους τους τους theirA τον την το him, her, it τους τους τα they Links A page with more on pronouns