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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
Pronoun
σε • (se)
- accusative singular of σύ (sú)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
Greek
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek σέ (sé, “you”, pronoun).
- εσένα (eséna) (strong form)
- σένα (séna) (strong form contracted)
Pronoun
σε • (se) (weak personal)
- you (2nd person singular, accusative)
Πώς σε λένε;- Pós se léne?
- What is your name?
- (literally, “What do they call you?”)
Second person forms
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singular (familiar)
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plural (formal)
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strong
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weak
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strong
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weak
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| nominative
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εσύ (esý)
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εσείς (eseís)
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| genitive
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εσένα (eséna)
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σου (sou) †
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εσάς (esás)
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σας (sas) †
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| accusative
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εσένα (eséna)
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σε (se)
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εσάς (esás)
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σας (sas)
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| vocative
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εσύ (esý)
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εσείς (eseís)
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† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”).
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek εἰς (eis). Doublet of εις (eis).
- σ' (s') (optionally, but very often, before a vowel)
Pronunciation
Preposition
σε • (se)
- to, at, by, in, on, unto, upon
- for time, duration
- Θα επιστρέψω σε δύο ημέρες. ― Tha epistrépso se dýo iméres. ― I'll come back in two days.
- for space or position
- Βάζω το μολύβι σε κάποιο τραπέζι. ― Vázo to molývi se kápoio trapézi. ― I put the pencil on a certain table.
- Βάζω το μολύβι σ' ένα τραπέζι. ― Vázo to molývi s' éna trapézi. ― I put the pencil on a (one) table.
- Βάζω το μολύβι στο τραπέζι. ― Vázo to molývi sto trapézi. ― I put the pencil on the table.
- Εργάζομαι σε μία επιχείρηση. ― Ergázomai se mía epicheírisi. ― I work at a company.
- Είμαι σε δύσκολη θέση. ― Eímai se dýskoli thési. ― I am in a difficult position.
- other senses
- Έδωσαν το βραβείο σε/σ' έναν νέο ποιητή. ― Édosan to vraveío se/s' énan néo poiití. ― They gave the prize to a young poet.
- Σκίζω το χαρτί σε δύο κομμάτια. ― Skízo to chartí se dýo kommátia. ― I tear the paper in two pieces.
- Πληρώθηκα σε ευρώ. ― Pliróthika se evró. ― I was paid in euro (currency).
- Μιλάω σε σένα (σ' εσένα), όχι στην αδερφή σου. ― Miláo se séna (s' eséna), óchi stin aderfí sou. ― I am speaking to you, not to your sister.
—Σε ποιο μάθημα έχεις πάρει τον καλύτερο βαθμό; —Στα μαθηματικά.- —Se poio máthima écheis párei ton kalýtero vathmó? —Sta mathimatiká.
- —At which lesson have you got the highest mark? —At mathematics.
σε + article in accusative case is always combined as follows:
- σε (se) + τα (ta) → στα (sta, “to the”, neutral plural)
- σε (se) + τη (ti) → στη (sti, “to her”, feminine singular)
- σε (se) + την (tin) → στην (stin, “to her”, feminine singular with final n)
- σε (se) + τις (tis) → στις (stis, “to them”, feminine plural)
- σε (se) + το (to) → στο (sto, “to the”, neutral singular & colloquially: also masculine singular)
- σε (se) + τον (ton) → στον (ston, “to him”, masculine singular with final n)
- σε (se) + τους (tous) → στους (stous, “to them”, masculine plural)
σε + article in genitive case is always combined as follows:
- σε (se) + της (tis) → στης (stis, “to hers”, feminine singular)
- σε (se) + του (tou) → στου (stou, “to his; to its”, masculine or neuter singular)
- σε (se) + των (ton) → στων (ston, “to their”, all genders plural)
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