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Modern Greek Grammar
Type 1 Verb Conjugations, Adjectives, Possessive Pronouns, etc.
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02/04/2010
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Term
Type 1 Verb Conjugation for "to see"
 Definition
βλέπ-ω (I see)
βλέπ-εις (you see)
βλέπ-ει (he/she/it sees)
Type I Verbs have their accent in the stem.

βλέπ-ουμε (we see)
βλέπ-ετε (y’all see)
βλέπ-ουν (they/they/they see)
Term
Type 1 Adjectives
 Definition
Type I adjectives are the most common type of adjectives and they are characterized by the endings: -ος, -η, -ο for masculine, feminine, and neuter respectively.

“a good house”=ένα καλό σπίτι
“the good computer”=ο καλός υπολογιστής
“a good woman”=μία καλή γυναίκα
Term
Possessive Pronouns
 Definition
Although the possessive pronoun is a separate word from the noun, it is pronounced in the same breath as the noun, as though they were one word.

μου (my)
μας (our)
σου (your)
σας (y’all’s)
του (his)
τους (m their)
της (her)
τους (f their)
του (its)
τους (n their)
Term
The “Three Syllable Rule”
 Definition
Greek words are never accented earlier than the third-to-last syllable. Therefore, if we are using a possessive pronoun with a noun that is accented on the third to last syllable, then, in pronouncing that noun with its possessive pronoun in one breath, we now are actually accenting on the fourth-to-last syllable.
Term
The verb "I am"
 Definition
Singular
1st Person είμαι ([I] am)
2nd Person είσαι ([you] are)
3rd Person είναι ([he,she,it] is)
Plural
είμαστε ([we] are)
είστε ([y’all] are)
είναι ([they, they, they] are)
Term
The Pronouns of Subject
 Definition
Normally, one does not need to use the pronoun with the verb, because the verb’s doer is implied by the verbal form itself. Only in emphatic statements does one use the pronoun with the verb.

εγώ—I
εσύ—you
αυτός, αυτή, αυτό—he, she, it
(also: this [masc.], this [fem.], this [neut.])
εμείς—we
εσείς—y’all
αυτοί, αυτές, αυτά—they (masc.), they (fem.), they (neut.) (also: these[masc.], these[fem.], these [neut.])
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I am
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είμαι
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I have
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έχω
Term
Please
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παρακαλώ
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I eat
 Definition
Τρώγω
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I speak
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Μιλώ
Term
I go
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πηγανίω
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I stay
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μένω
Term
I come
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παίρνω
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I take
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Παίρνω
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I need
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χρειάζομαι
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I like
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μου απέσει
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I write
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γράφω
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I do, I make
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κάνω
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I pay
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πληρώνω
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I arrive
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φτάνω
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I think
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σκέφτομαι
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I leave, I go away
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φεύγω
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I work
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δουλεύω
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I thank
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Ευχαριστώ
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I want
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θέλω
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I see
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βλέπω
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I drink
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Πίνω
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I understand
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Καταλαβαίνω
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I live
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ζω
Term
I am glad
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Χαίρομαι
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I prefer
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Προτιμώ
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I buy
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Αγοράζω
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I can, I may
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μπορώ
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must
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πρέπει
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I play
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Παίζω
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I think
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νομίζω
Term
I travel
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Ταξιδεύω
Term
I find
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βρίσκω
Term
I know
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ξέρω
Term
I turn, I return
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γuρίζω
Term
few
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λίγοs
Term
much
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πολύ
Term
many
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πολλοί
Term
cold
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κρύος
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hot, warm
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ζεστός
Term
other, another
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big, large, great
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small
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beautiful
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enough
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sweet
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bitter
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sour
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soft
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hard
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ugly
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tall
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short
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low
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good
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bad
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smart
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exceptional
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happy
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unhappy
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able
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unable
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false
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pleased
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I
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you
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he
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she
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it
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we
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you
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they
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mine
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who, which
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what?
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other, another
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nothing
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this
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that
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someone
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no one
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anyone
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everyone
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well
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how?
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no
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of course
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never
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always
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many times
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where?
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somewhere
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perhaps
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slowly
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wonderfully
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badly
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perfectly
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exactly
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completely
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at least
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little
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rather
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here
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up
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right
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near, close
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in
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from above
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in front
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when?
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never
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then
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at once
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again
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usually
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before
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early
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quickly
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yes
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when
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sometimes
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no, not
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quickly
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nowhere
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everywhere
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possibly
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fast, quickly
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nicely
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continuously
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suddenly
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at once
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fortunately
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much
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almost
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equally
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there
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down
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left
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far
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out, outside
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from below
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back
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sometimes
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always
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whenever
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already
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often
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after
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late
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