αυτό

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈfto/
  • Hyphenation: αυ‧τό

Pronoun

αυτό (aftó) (strong personal)

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of αυτός (aftós)
    it (3rd person neuter singular, nominative and accusative)
  2. accusative masculine singular of αυτός (aftós) ("this")
    Alternative form of αυτόν (aftón, this) (optionally used before a following vowel)

Usage notes

  • The masculine form is an alternative for, αυτόν (aftón), which can be used optionally before a following vowel.
Third person pronouns
singular (familiar)
strong weak
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative αυτός (aftós) αυτή (aftí) αυτό (aftó) τος (tos) τη (ti) το (to)
genitive αυτού (aftoú) αυτής (aftís) αυτού (aftoú) του (tou) της (tis) του (tou)
accusative αυτόν (aftón) αυτήν (aftín) αυτό (aftó) τον (ton) την (tin) το (to)

plural (formal)
strong weak
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative αυτοί (aftoí) αυτές (aftés) αυτά (aftá) τοι (toi) τες (tes) τα (ta)
genitive αυτών (aftón) αυτών (aftón) αυτών (aftón) τους (tous) τους (tous) τους (tous)
accusative αυτούς (aftoús) αυτές (aftés) αυτά (aftá) τους (tous) τις, τες (tis, tes) τα (ta)

There is no 3rd person vocative case.
These terms double as possessive pronouns.
τις (tis) is used before a verb, τες (tes) after a verb..
All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, I).