Mounce Chapter 15 & 16 Grammer

Question 1

What each person (1sg, 2sg, etc) is in English

Answer 1

1 sg - I
2 sg - you
3 sg - he/she/it

1 pl - we
2 pl - you
3 pl - they

Question 2

Present Active Indicative Verb (connecting vowel included)

Answer 2

1 sg - ω
2 sg - εις
3 sg - ει

1 pl - ομεν
2 pl - ετε
3 pl - ουσι(ν)

Question 3

3 persons and their greek words

Answer 3

first person - the person speaking (ἐγώ, ἡμεῖς)
second person - the person spoken to (σύ, ὑμεῖς)
third person - the person/thing spoken about (αὑτός, λόγοι)

Question 4

Tense vs. Time

Answer 4

Tense: the form of the greek verb (past, present, future)
Time: when the action of the verb occurs

Question 5

Perfective aspect

Answer 5

the action of the verb is thought of as a simple event (“I ate”, “they studied”). Known as undefined action

Question 6

Imperfective aspect

Answer 6

the action of the verb is thought of as an ongoing process (“I am eating”, “they were studying”). Known as continuous action

Question 7

2 types of voices

Answer 7

1. Active (“I eat”)
2. Passive (“I am being eaten”)

differentiated by two sets of personal endings

Question 8

Indicative mood

Answer 8

mood used when verb makes statements and most questions

Question 9

Root

Answer 9

Most basic form of a word

verbal root - active

Question 10

Stem

Answer 10

the form of the root that is used in a particular tense (when you remove connecting vowel and personal ending)

Question 11

Connecting Vowel

Answer 11

connects step and personal ending
- in indicative mood, if personal ending begins with υ or ν, the connecting vowel is ο.
- otherwise, it is ε
- if no personal ending, it can be either ο or ε

Question 12

Personal Endings

Answer 12

suffixes added after the connecting vowel that indicate person and number

Question 13

Lexical form for verbs

Answer 13

first person singular, present indicatve

Question 14

Present Active Indicative action and time

Answer 14

action: continuous (imperfective) action
time: generally present time