the Noun Endings in Greek: Greek Grammar for Beginners
Knowing the noun endings in Greek will be useful if you want to say correct sentences and a good base on which you can build.
Today you’ll learn the noun endings with clear and easy-to-follow explanations. And useful tips on how to remember them!
Let’s get started!
the Greek article ο, η, το
Let’s first start with the Greek article.
It has 3 genders
- masculine
- feminine
- neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
o
η
το
all 3 words mean
“the”
in English
the Noun Endings
Same as the article, Greek words can be masculine, feminine or neuter gender,
so we have masculine, feminine or neuter endings.
gender
masculine
feminine
neuter
article
o
η
το
noun endings
-ς
-η -α
-ι -μα -o
Masculine examples
the man
o άντρας
o andras
the student
o μαθητής
o mathitis
Feminine examples
the daughter
η κόρη
i kori
the woman
η γυναίκα
i yineka
Neuter examples
the child
το παιδί
to pethi
the problem
το πρόβλημα
to provlima
the book
το βιβλίο
to vivlio
Hints and Tips!
1. There are 2 "i" endings, -η and -ι, they are both pronounced "i".
Words that end in -η are feminine and words that end in -ι are neuter.
For example
the house
το σπίτι
to spiti
is a neuter word because it ends in -ι (i) but
Madrid
η Μαδρίτη
i Mathriti
is a feminine word, because it ends in -η (i).
2. If a word ends in -α, it's feminine, but a word that ends in -μα is neuter.
For example
Spain
η Ισπανία
i Ispania
ends in -α so it’s feminine, but
the lesson
το μάθημα
mathima
ends in -μα is neuter.
Well done!
Now you know how to tell whether a word is masculine, feminine or neuter!
That’s all for today!
Until next time, keep exploring, keep learning.
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