Glossary of Grammar Terms Part 2
Article (Άρθρο): the word which precedes a noun and agrees with it in number, gender and case. Articles are either…
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Glossary of Grammar terms Part 1
Accusative case (Αιτιατική πτώση): a case form of nominals. Nominals are morphologically marked for the accusative case when they are…
Πλάγιες ερωτηματικές (Indirect questions)
Indirect questions follow main verbs of inquiry: ρωτώ, αναρωτιέμαι, απορώ, δεν ξέρω, δεν έμαθα.Τον ρώτησε [αν άκουσε τίποτα περίεργο χθες…
Ρήματα με δύο αντικείμενα (Ditransitive verbs)
One object in genitive – one in accusativeThere is a class of verbs, which need two complements (direct and indirect…
Verbs with prepositional complements
There are certain verbs, which are usually followed by specific prepositions. verb+σε : επιμένω συμμετέχω στηρίζομαιExamples: Eπιμένει στις απόψεις του.…
Use of the passive
Passive structures are used in Greek when we do not want to explicitly show the relation between the result of…
Active → Passive Syntax
In passive structures, the active verb form changes to the medio-passive one, the object of the active verb becomes the…
Expression of prohibition
In Greek, we express prohibition with the negative particle μη and the equivalent να– form.Η Αγκάθα θα ήθελε από τον…