Chapter One Recap Flashcards
Present Tense Verb Endings
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- ω
- εις
- ει
-ομεν
-ετε - ουσι(ν)
Recite alphabet
α
β
γ
δ
ε
ζ
η
θ
ι
κ
λ
μ
ν
ξ
ο
π
ρ
σ/ς
τ
υ
φ
χ
ψ
ω
What is the rule about when the two different sigmas are used
The σ is used all the time apart from the end of a word, which is ς
What are the vowels
α ε η ι ο υ ω
What is hard breathing and what does it look like?
Hard breathing indicates an ‘h’ sound, and looks like a small ‘c’ over the top of the vowel which the ‘h’ sound is being used with.
What is smooth breathing and what does it look like?
Smooth breathing indicates the absence of the ‘h’ sound, and looks like a backwards ‘c’
Does it matter which rho you use?
No
Do breathings matter?
Yes they count as part of the spelling for GCSE Greek (OCR)
Which vowels have different symbols for long and short vowels?
Epsilon (short) and eta (long)
Omicron (short) and omega (long)
What are iota subscripts and what do they look like?
They can be written underneath an alpha, eta or omega and look like a small vertical line.
What are the capital letters?
Α
Β
Γ
Δ
Ε
Ζ
Η
Θ
Ι
Κ
Λ
Μ
Ν
Ξ
Ο
Π
Ρ
Σ
Τ
Υ
Φ
Χ
Ψ
Ω
What are the present tense verb endings?
ω
εις
ει
ομεν
ετε
ουσι(ν)
How do you form the present tense?
Stem of verb + endings
What are the nominitive and accusative, singular and plural endings for nouns?
Femenine:
Singular Nominative - η
Singular Accusative - ην
Masculine:
Singular Nominative - ος
Singular Accusative - ον
What are the masculine and feminine, singular endings for the definite article?
Masculine:
Singular Nominative: ό
Singular Accusative: τον
Femenine:
Singular Nominative: ή
Singular Accusative: την
