Greek Flashcards
Nomina
Nouns, Pronouns, adjectives
3 parts of speech
Verbs, Particles, Nominas
Particles
Prepositions, adverbs, conjuctions, interjections
Verbs
Indicate the action of a sentence. A verb enables the speaker (writer) to make a complete statement
Ex: John ATE his dinner
Transitive verbs
Afftect something other than the subject of a verb
Ex: He ATE an apple
Intransitive verbs
Do not affect something other the subject of a verb
Ex: I WALK to work
Nouns
A noun is the name of a person, thing, or abstract concept
Pronoun
A pronoun is a substitute for a noun when the noun (already) been otherwise identified
Ex: John ate HIS dinner
Or
Ex: WHO is there?
Adjectives
A word which modifies or explains a noun. It usually answers questions like “which one? “How many?” Or “What kind?”
Ex: John is a TALL man
Prepositions
A word which shows the relationship of one nominal to another (or to a verb)
Ex: The man BESIDE the car is my cousin
Adverbs
A word which modifies the meaning of a verb (or sometimes an adjective or another adverb). And adverb often answers such questions “How?” “When?” “Where?” Or “in what way?”
Ex: He ran QUICKLY
Conjections
Words that which join two (or more) things together
Interjections
Single words which have no grammatical relationship to the rest of sentence. They are often used to call attention to what is beinf said.
Ex: OUCH!
Inflection
The change of form in a word due to change in its use. Generally speaking, verbs and nomina are inflected and particles are not.
Ex: I WALK to the store
He WALKS to the store
Greek nomina inflect for…
Number, gender, and Case
Greek recognizes two numbers…
Singular and Plural
Green recognized three genders…
Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter
Greek recognizes 5 cases…
Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, and Vocative
Nominative
The subject of the verb is expressed in Nominatice case. The subject is the person or thing whch performs the action of the verb in a sentence.
Ex: JOHN ate supper in the cafeteria.
Genitive case
Is used to express possesion and characterization.
Wx: This is JOHN’S team
Dative case
Is used to express the indirect object of the verb. The indirect object is the person or the thing on whose behalf of the verbal action takes place. (The Benefitionary)
Ex: John gave his MOTHER an apple.
Accusative case
Is used to indicate the direct object of the verb.
Ex: John saw the ACCIDENT
Vocative case
Is used in direct address.
Ex: “SIR, no SIR, i didnt see anything SIR.”
O LORD, have mercy upon us
Inflection of verbs
Verbs inflect to indicate…
Tense, Voice, Mood, Person, and Number
