κάποιος

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κἄν (kán, if, even if) + ποῖος (poîos, what nature).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.pços/
  • Hyphenation: κά‧ποιος

Pronoun

κάποιος (kápoiosm  a specific indefinite pronoun and determiner

  1. someone, somebody (substantivally; as a pronoun)
    Κάποιος σε πήρε τηλέφωνο.Kápoios se píre tiléfono.Someone phoned you.
    Κάποιος έρχεταιKápoios érchetaisomeone’s coming
    Είδα κάποιον να έρχεταιEída kápoion na érchetaiI saw someone coming.
  2. some (adjectivally; as a determiner)
    κάποιο βιβλίοkápoio vivlíosome book
    κάποια δασκάλαkápoia daskálasome teacher

Declension

Further reading

  • κάποιοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.