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• Appendix:Greek pronouns
• Category:Greek inflection-table templates

The sources shown under Bibliography were used to classify the Greek pronouns listed here, only where there is a substantial difference between souces are they identified by superscript reference.

These contrast one person or thing with another.(ref 2)

• άλλος -η -ο (állos -i -o, “other”)
  • Άλλο βιβλίο έχετε; ― Állo vivlío échete? ― Have you got another book?
  • Δώσε μου το άλλο βιβλίο. ― Dóse mou to állo vivlío. ― Give me the other book.
  • Δώσε μου άλλα τρία βιβλία. ― Dóse mou álla tría vivlía. ― Give me three more books.
  • Δώσε μου τρία άλλα βιβλία. ― Dóse mou tría álla vivlía. ― Give me three different books.
  • Δώσε μου τα άλλα βιβλία. ― Dóse mou ta álla vivlía. ― Give me the other books.
  • Ο άνθρωπος που ήρθε ήταν άλλος. ― O ánthropos pou írthe ítan állos. ― The man who came was someone else.
  • Δεν υπάρχει κανένας άλλος. ― Den ypárchei kanénas állos. ― There is no one else.

These pronouns, which correspond with a previous pronoun (indefinite, demonstrative, relative, interrogative).^[1]

These pronouns further define a noun or pronoun^[2][1], they are sometimes referred to as "intensive pronouns"^[3]

Sometimes known as a quantitative pronoun^[3] τόσος -η -ο (tósos -i -o, “so much, as many”)

• άλλος -η -ο has contrastive(ref 2) properties.

• ο δείνα this specific(ref 2) pronoun is indeclinable, and used with an inflected definite article. It is often combined in use with τάδε (táde).

  He will stay in so and so street, at such and such a number.

• ένας, μία, ένα

  Help one another!

  Someone ate the pie.

• καθείς — A more formal alternative to καθένας (kathénas).

• καθέ·νας, -μιά -ένα and its more formal alternative καθείς (katheís) are also classified as universal(ref 2), they have no plural and are sometimes used with a definite article.

  Everyone knows it!

  each of us, each one of us

  The melons cost 1.20 euros each.

• καθετί — is also classified as universal(ref 2), it is indeclinable and can also be used with a definite article:

  all things Greek

  He remembers every single thing.

• κάμποσος -η -ο

• κανείς, καμιά, καθένα/κάνα (kaneís, kamiá, kathéna/kána) a more formal alternative to κανένας (kanénas).

• κανένας, καμιά, καθένα/κάνα and its more formal alternative κανείς (kaneís) can be classified as non-specific(ref 2).
  • Δεν υπάρχει κανένας άλλος. ― Den ypárchei kanénas állos. ― There is no one else.

• κάποιος -α -ο also classified as specific(ref 2).

• κάτι — also classified as specific(ref 2), this pronoun is indeclinable and has a stylistic alternative to κατιτί (katití).

• κατιτί — also classified as assertive(ref 2) this pronoun is indeclinable and is used as a stylistic alternative to κάτι (káti).

• μερικοί -ές -ά in the plural only, it is used with an indeterminate, small number.

  Some people love animals.

  a few days later

• ο τάδε this specific(ref 2) pronoun is indeclinable, and used with a gender/number inflected definite article.

  He will stay in such and such a street, at such and such a number.

• τίποτα and its less common alternative τίποτε (típote) these indeclinable ppronouns can be classified as non-specific(ref 2).

Strong or emphatic (δυνατός)

Weak or clitic (αδυνατός)

Emphatic^[3]

Also known as correlative^[3]

Can be further classified^[1]:

Indefinite

Very indefinite

Quantitative

xxx^[3]

This pronoun is sometimes classified as a determiner.^[3]

• each, every is indeclinable, when found in the singular there is an optional definite article.

  Every candidate is required to pass an oral test.

  every weekend

  any fool can …

  at any price

1. Tsiotsiou-Moore, Maria (2002) A Basic Grammar of Modern Greek, Thessaloniki: University Studio Press
2. Holton, David, Mackridge, Peter, Philippaki-Warburton, Irene (1997) Greek: A Comprehensive Grammar of the Modern Language, London: Routledge
3. Triandaphyllidis, Manolis A, translated by: Burke, John B (2002) Concise Modern Greek Grammar [Μικρή Νεοελληνική Γραμματική], Thessaloniki: Institute of Modern Greek Studies
4. Holton, David, Mackridge, Peter, Philippaki-Warburton, Irene (2004) Greek: An Essential Grammar of the Modern Language, London: Routledge

• this, these

• that, those

• this one, these ones

• how much?, how many?