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Index:
| (1) | Greek | English |
| F | Γεια σας | Hello / goodbye |
| I | Γεια σου | |
| F | Τι κάνετε; | How are you? |
| I | Τι κάνεις; | |
| F | Πώς είστε; | How are you? |
| I | Πώς είσαι; | |
| Καλημέρα | Good morning | |
| Καλησπέρα | Good evening | |
| Καληνύχτα | Good night (when you leave) | |
| Καλό μεσημέρι | Good afternoon | |
| Ευχαριστώ | Thank you | |
| Παρακαλώ | (1) Please (2) You're welcome |
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The verb to be (είμαι)
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First conjugation verbs
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Some first conjugation verbs:
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Third conjugation verbs
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Some third conjugation verbs:
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Possessive pronouns
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Note that, in Greek, these come after the noun possessed, instead of before. Thus, my book is το βιβλίο μου.
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Example of prayer
(Our (beloved) Heavenly Father,)
(We thank thee for...)
(the prophet)
(the Book of Mormon)
(our families)
(our companions - masculine/feminine form)
(We ask thee to bless us...)
(with thy Spirit)
(that we may learn Greek quickly)
(We ask these blessings in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.)
Numbers
See my article on numbers in Issue 2 of Greek
Notes.
| Gender | Article | Ending | Examples | ||
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| masculine | ο | -ος | -ας | -ης | ο αδελφός, ο πατέρας, ο προφήτης |
| feminine | η | -η | -α | η αδελφή, η εκκλησία | |
| neuter | το | -ο | -ι | -μα | το βιβλίο, το σπίτι, το πνεύμα |
Meanings of the Greek words:
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Genitive singular
| Gender | Article | Ending | Examples | ||
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| masculine | του | -ου | -α | -η | του αδελφού, του πατέρα, του προφήτη |
| feminine | της | -ης | -ας | της αδελφής, της εκκλησίας | |
| neuter | του | -ου | -ιού | ΄-ματος | του βιβλίου, του σπιτιού, του πνεύματος |
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Accusative singular
| Gender | Article | Ending | Examples | ||
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| masculine | το(ν) | -ο | -α | -η | τον αδελφό, τον πατέρα, τον προφήτη |
| feminine | την | -η | -α | την αδελφή, την εκκλησία | |
| neuter | το | -ο | -ι | -μα | το βιβλίο, το σπίτι, το πνεύμα |
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Vocative singular
| Gender | Ending | Examples | ||
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| masculine | -ε | -α | -η | αδελφέ! πατέρα! προφήτη! |
| feminine | -η | -α | αδελφή! εκκλησία! | |
| neuter | -ο | -ι | -μα | βιβλίο! σπίτι! πνεύμα! |
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Second conjugation verbs
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Some second conjugation verbs:
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First and second conjugation active verbs turn into first and second
conjugation passive verbs, respectively, if you want to put them into
the passive voice; third conjugation active verbs don't turn into any of
the three passive conjugations presented here.Passive verbs
Greek does not use an auxiliary verb for the passive voice, as English
does (I beat -> I am beaten); rather, it has its own set of
endings for passive verbs. Not all verbs with passive endings are
passive in meaning, though; they can be
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Some first conjugation passive verbs:
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Second conjugation passive verbs
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Some second conjugation passive verbs:
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Third conjugation passive verbs
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There are only four third conjugation passive verbs; they are:
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Nominative plural
| Gender | Article | Ending | Examples | ||
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| masculine | οι | -οι | -ες | -ες | οι αδελφοί, οι πατέρες, οι προφήτες |
| feminine | οι | -ες | -ες | οι αδελφές, οι εκκλησίες | |
| neuter | τα | -α | -ια | -ματα | τα βιβλία, τα σπίτια, τα πνεύματα |
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Genitive plural
| Gender | Article | Ending | Examples | ||
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| masculine | των | -ων | -ων | -ών | των αδελφών, των πατέρων, των προφητών |
| feminine | -ών | -ων | των αδελφών, των εκκλησιών | ||
| neuter | -ων | -ιών | -μάτων | των βιβλίων, των σπιτιών, των πνευμάτων | |
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Accusative plural
| Gender | Article | Ending | Examples | ||
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| masculine | τους | -ους | -ες | -ες | τους αδελφούς, τους πατέρες, τους προφήτες |
| feminine | τις | -ες | -ες | τις αδελφές, τις εκκλησίες | |
| neuter | τα | -α | -ια | ΄-ματα | τα βιβλία, τα σπίτια, τα πνεύματα |
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