PRONOUN Αυτος Flashcards
ACRONYM TO REMEMBER άυτος USAGES
SELF-SAME-PRONOUN
ό άνθρωπος βλέπει αύτoν
When used this word order, αύτoς (αύτoν) is in the place of a
ό άνθρωπος βλέπει αύτoν
“The man sees him”
Here it’s used as a PRONOUN.
ό αύτoς άνθρωπος βλέπει
Here the pronoun (αύτoς) comes between the article and it’s (the article’s) noun. In this word order the pronoun Here the pronoun (αύτoς) means…
ό αύτoς άνθρωπος βλέπει
THE-SAME man sees
Here it’s used as an adjective
αύτoς ό άνθρωπος βλέπει
When the pronoun (αύτoς) comes before the article and it’s (the article’s) noun. In this word order the pronoun Here the pronoun (αύτoς) means…
αύτoς ό άνθρωπος βλέπει
Him(SELF) the man sees
More properly spoken
The man himself sees
When the pronoun proceeds the subject “αύτoς ό άνθρωπος βλέπει”
We are likely dealing with this type of usage…
Emphatic
αύτoς FIRST ADDS A CERTAIN EMPHASIS
HIMSELF,
έαύτoς / έαύτoν is the 3rd person_____ pronoun?
έαυτον
Reflexive Pronoun / MEANING HIMSELF/ HERSELF/ITSELF Not used emphatically BUT THE ACTION IS PERFORMED UPON ONESELF.
In reflexive
The subject is also the object
ό άνθρωπος βλέπει έαυτον
ό άνθρωπος βλέπει έαυτον
The man sees himself