Lesson 5 (Paradigms and Grammar)

Question 1

Paradigm for the masculine definite article (ὁ)

(Singular:)
Nom: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_

(Plural:)
Nom.: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_

Answer 1

Paradigm for the masculine definite article (ὁ)

(Singular:)
Nom: ὁ
Gen.: τοῦ
Dat.: τῷ
Acc.: τόν

(Plural:)
Nom.: οἱ
Gen.: τῶν
Dat.: τοῖς
Acc.: τούς

Question 2

Paradigm for the feminine definite article (ἡ)

(Singular:)
Nom: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_

(Plural:)
Nom.: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_

Answer 2

Paradigm for the feminine definite article (ἡ)

(Singular:)
Nom: ἡ
Gen.: τῆς
Dat.: τῇ
Acc.: τήν

(Plural:)
Nom.: αἱ
Gen.: τῶν
Dat.: ταῖς
Acc.: τάς

Question 3

Paradigm for the neuter definite article (τό)

(Singular:)
Nom: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_

(Plural:)
Nom.: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_

Answer 3

Paradigm for the neuter definite article (τό)

(Singular:)
Nom: τό
Gen.: τοῦ
Dat.: τῷ
Acc.: τό

(Plural:)
Nom.: τά
Gen.: τῶν
Dat.: τοῖς
Acc.: τά

Question 4

Paradigm for the masculine adjective καλός (second declension)

(Singular:)
Nom: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_
Voc.: \_\_\_

(Plural:)
Nom.: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_
Voc.: \_\_\_

Answer 4

Paradigm for the masculine adjective καλός (second declension)

(Singular:)
Nom: καλός
Gen.: καλοῦ
Dat.: καλῷ
Acc.: καλόν
Voc.: καλέ

(Plural:)
Nom.: καλοί
Gen.: καλῶν
Dat.: καλοῖς
Acc.: καλούς
Voc.: καλοί

Question 5

Paradigm for the feminine adjective καλή (first declension)

(Singular:)
Nom: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_
Voc.: \_\_\_

(Plural:)
Nom.: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_
Voc.: \_\_\_

Answer 5

Paradigm for the masculine adjective καλή (first declension)

(Singular:)
Nom: καλή
Gen.: καλῆς
Dat.: καλῇ
Acc.: καλήν
Voc.: καλή

(Plural:)
Nom.: καλαί
Gen.: καλῶν
Dat.: καλαῖς
Acc.: καλάς
Voc.: καλαί

Question 6

Paradigm for the neuter adjective καλόν (second declension)

(Singular:)
Nom: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_
Voc.: \_\_\_

(Plural:)
Nom.: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_
Voc.: \_\_\_

Answer 6

Paradigm for the neuter adjective καλόν (second declension)

(Singular:)
Nom: καλόν
Gen.: καλοῦ
Dat.: καλῷ
Acc.: καλόν
Voc.: καλόν

(Plural:)
Nom.: καλά
Gen.: καλῶν
Dat.: καλοῖς
Acc.: καλά
Voc.: καλά

Question 7

Paradigm for the feminine adjective μικρά (first declension)

(Singular:)
Nom: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_
Voc.: \_\_\_

(Plural:)
Nom.: \_\_\_
Gen.: \_\_\_
Dat.: \_\_\_
Acc.: \_\_\_
Voc.: \_\_\_

Answer 7

Paradigm for the feminine adjective μικρά (first declension)

(Singular:)
Nom: μικρά
Gen.: μικρᾶς
Dat.:μικρᾷ
Acc.: μικράν
Voc.: μικρά

(Plural:)
Nom.: μικραί
Gen.: μικρῶν
Dat.: μικραῖς
Acc.: μικράς
Voc.: μικραί

Question 8

Adjectives agree in _______ with the noun they modify

Answer 8

Case, number, and gender

Question 9

What are the three types of adjectives?

Answer 9

Attributive
Predicate
Substantive

Question 10

What are the possible grammatical constructions for attributive adjectives?

Answer 10

Article + Adjective + Noun (τὸ καλὸν ἔργον)
Article + Noun + Article + Adjective (τὸ ἔργον τὸ καλόν)

“The good deed”

Note: there is an article that precedes the adjective

Question 11

What are the possible grammatical constructions for predicate adjectives?

Answer 11

Adjective + Article + Noun (καλὸν τὸ ἔργον)
Article + Noun + Adjective (τὸ ἔργον καλόν)

“The deed is good”

Note: there is no article before the adjective

Question 12

What does it mean when a Greek verb “takes a genitive/dative” case?

Answer 12

That the object of the verb is in the genitive or dative case rather that the accusative case

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