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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τά (tá).
Article
τα • (ta) n pl
- (definite) nominative neuter plural of ο (o) (the)
- (definite) accusative neuter plural of ο (o) (the)
Declension
The definite article
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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ο (o)
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η (i)
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το (to)
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οι (oi)
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οι (oi)
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τα (ta)
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genitive
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του (tou)
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της (tis)
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του (tou)
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των (ton)
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των (ton)
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των (ton)
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accusative
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το(ν) (to(n)) 1
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τη(ν) (ti(n)) 1
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το (to)
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τους (tous)
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τις (tis)
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τα (ta)
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1. The final ν is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:
κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ
Archaic forms used in certain fixed phrases: τοις (tois), τας (tas)
- (contraction): σε (se) + τα (ta) giving στα (sta)
Pronoun
τα • (ta) (weak personal)
- they (3rd person neuter plural, nominative)
- them (3rd person neuter plural, accusative)
Declension
Personal and possessive pronouns
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1-s
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2-s
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3-ms
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3-fs
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3-ns
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1-p
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2-p
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3-mp
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3-fp
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3-np
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nominative
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strong 1
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εγώ 3
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εσύ 3
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αυτός
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αυτή
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αυτό
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εμείς 3
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εσείς 3
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αυτοί
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αυτές
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αυτά
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weak 2
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τος
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τη
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το
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τοι
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τες
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τα
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genitive
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strong
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εμένα / εμού
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εσένα
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αυτού
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αυτής
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αυτού
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εμάς
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εσάς
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αυτών
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αυτών
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αυτών
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weak †
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μου
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σου
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του
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της
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του
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μας
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σας
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τους
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τους
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τους
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accusative
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strong
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εμένα 4
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εσένα 4
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αυτόν 5
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αυτήν 5
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αυτό
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εμάς 4
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εσάς 4
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αυτούς
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αυτές
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αυτά
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weak
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με
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σε
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τον
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την
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το
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μας
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σας
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τους
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τις / τες 6
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τα
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vocative
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strong
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εσύ
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εσείς
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† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
1. Strong or emphatic personal pronouns are used to emphasise and are pronounced with greater stress. They can be used independently of a verb or other word. 2. Weak or clitic personal pronouns are monosyllabic. They will be dependent upon another word. 3. In colloquial speech nominative forms may lose their initial ε, the use of an apostrophe in the written form is optional. e.g. ήρθα 'γώ (I came) 4. Accusative forms lose their initial ε when following από or για, no apostrophe is used. The plural forms become monosyllabic and therefore lose the accent. e.g. για μας (for us) 5. The final ν is optional, often being used before a following vowel. 6. τις is used before a verb, τες after a verb. e.g. Αν τις δεις, χαιρέτα τες. (If you see them, greet them.)
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