questions Flashcards
ἀρα
indicates question
surely?
ἀρα ου
(ουχ/ουκ if preceding a vowel)
surely not?
ἀρα μη/μων
when?
direct
indirect
indefinite
relative
demonstrative
πότε; (‘when’ did the ship arrive?)
indirect- ὁπότε (he asked ‘when’ did the ship arrive?)
indefinite- ποτε (the ship arrived ‘at some time’)
relative- ὀτε (he was away ‘when’ the ship arrived)
demonstrative- τότε (the ship arrived ‘then’)
where?
direct
indirect
indefinite
relative
demonstrative
direct- ποῦ;
indirect- ὁπου
indefinite- που (somewhere, anywhere)
relative- οὗ ({the place} where)
demonstrative- ἐνθαδε, ἐκει
how?
direct
indirect
indefinite
relative
demonstrative
direct- πῶς;
indirect- ὁπως
indefinite- πως (somehow, in some way)
relative- ὡς (how, as, in the way which)
demonstrative- οὑτως, ὧδε (so, in this way)
correlatives pattern
direct π-
indirect ὁπ-
indefinite π-, with no/different accents
relative π drops
demonstrative τ-
where to
direct
indirect
indefinite
relative
demonstrative
direct ποῖ
indirect ὁποι
indefinite ποι (to somewhere)
relative οἷ (to {the place} where)
demonstrative δευρο, ἐκεισε (to here, to there)
where from
direct
indirect
indefinite
relative
demonstrative
direct πόθεν
indirect ὁποθεν
indefinite ποθεν (from somewhere)
relative ὁθεν (from {the place} where)
demonstrative ἐνθενδε, ἐκειθεν (from here, from there)
who?
direct
indirect
indefinite
relative
demonstrative
direct τίς
indirect ὁστις
indefinite τις (a certain)
relative ὁς
demonstrative οὗτος, ὁδε, ἐκεινος
which (of two)
direct
indirect
demonstrative
direct πότερος
indirect ὁποτερος
indefinite
relative
demonstrative ἑτερος (one/the other)
how big
pl. how many
direct
indirect
relative
demonstrative
direct πόσος
indirect ὁποσος
indefinite
relative ὁσος (the size which, pl. as many as, all those who)
demonstrative τοσουτος (so big, so many)
what sort of
direct
indirect
relative
demonstrative
direct ποῖος
indirect ὁποῖος
indefinite
relative οἷος (the sort which)
demonstrative τοιουτος (this sort of)
indirect question and relative clause differnce
we know what we like, and we like what we know
indirect question- we know (the answer to an implied question) ‘what it is’ that we like,
relative clause- and we like ‘those things which’ we know.