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

Declension of κάποιος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative κάποιος (kápoios) κάποια (kápoia) κάποιο (kápoio) κάποιοι (kápoioi) κάποιες (kápoies) κάποια (kápoia)
genitive κάποιου (kápoiou)
καποιανού (kapoianoú)
κάποιας (kápoias)
καποιανής (kapoianís)
κάποιου (kápoiou)
καποιανού (kapoianoú)
κάποιων (kápoion)
καποιανών (kapoianón)
κάποιων (kápoion)
καποιανών (kapoianón)
κάποιων (kápoion)
καποιανών (kapoianón)
accusative κάποιο (kápoio)
κάποιον (kápoion)
κάποια (kápoia) κάποιο (kápoio) κάποιους (kápoious) κάποιες (kápoies) κάποια (kápoia)
vocative

The alternative genitive forms are common in spoken use, the plural καποιανών (kapoianón) helps differentiate between κάποιον (kápoion) and κάποιων (kápoion)

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