greek conditionals 1

Question 1

give the 4 types of greek conditional sentence

Answer 1

1. simple or logical conditional
2. general or indefinite
3. contrary-to-fact or unfulfilled
4. future

Question 2

explain what simple/logical conditionals are

Answer 2

a logical connotation: ‘if A then B’

Question 3

how does a general/indefinite conditional differ from a simple/logical conditional?

Answer 3

you can insert the word ‘ever’ into the protasis

Question 4

what do general/indefinite conditionals have the same syntax as?

Answer 4

indefinite relative clauses (which is why they’re sometimes called ‘conditional relatives’)

Question 5

how else can εαν be spelt?

Answer 5

ην or αν (long alpha)

Question 6

what makes a contrary-to-fact/unfulfilled conditional different?

Answer 6

the fact that it denotes if something were/had been the case

Question 7

give the three types of future conditional

Answer 7

1. future less vivid
2. future more vivid
3. future most vivid

Question 8

give an english eg of a future less vivid

Answer 8

if we were to visit athens next year, we might see the Parthenon

Question 9

give an english eg of a future more vivid

Answer 9

if you come over tonight we’ll have pizza

Question 10

give an english eg of a future most vivid

Answer 10

if you do that Antigone, Creon will kill you!

Question 11

what’s special about the number of ημαρ?

Answer 11

it can be singular or plural