Modern Greek/A1/Exercise/Lesson 03.1

Welcome to the exercises related to Lesson 3.1. Ancient Greeks were fascinated with philosophy, "the love of wisdom," deeply. Thus, many philosophical works are written in Greek. Indeed, Greek's intricate case system, particles, and articles convey precise meaning, perfect for philosophy. Cases How many grammatical cases does Greek have? 4 What case is used for indirect objects? the genitive Is Greek word order flexible? Yes. Identify the subject in "μου την τουαλέτα βλέπεις εσύ." εσύ What case is used for the subject? the nominative Identify the number of "τα αγγλικά." plural What does genitive mean? possessive (e.g., μου ("of me") is the genitive personal pronoun) What case is used for direct objects? the accusative What case should one use if addressing someone? the vocative Identify the cases in "Mom, Dad doesn't want to buy me gyros." Μαμά, ο μπαμπάς δεν θέλει να μου αγοράσει γύρο. Mom: vocative Dad: nominative me: genitive gyros: accusative