Greek Grammar Essentials

Core Modern Greek grammar: word order, gender, cases, verb forms, and accentuation.

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1. 1Predominant word order in Greek
   SVO (Subject-Verb-Object), but word order is quite flexible
2. 2Is Greek a pro-drop language?
   Yes, subjects are typically not expressed when inferable from context
3. 3Grammatical genders in Modern Greek — count
   Three: masculine, feminine, and neuter
4. 4Cases in Modern Greek — count
   Four: nominative, genitive, accusative, and vocative
5. 5What case did Modern Greek lose compared to Ancient Greek
   The dative case
6. 6Does Modern Greek have an infinitive?
   No, it uses finite subjunctive verb forms instead (e.g., θέλω να πάω)
7. 7Greek future particle
   θα (historically from θέλει να, 'want to')
8. 8Modern Greek's type of accent
   A stress accent, marked with an acute accent (΄) called οξεία or τόνος
9. 9How far back can the accent be placed in a Greek word
   No further than the antepenultimate (third-to-last) syllable
10. 10Two aspects in Greek verb morphology
    Imperfective and perfective
11. 11Two tenses in Greek verb morphology
    Past and non-past (present)
12. 12Three basic indicative forms in Greek
    Present (imperfective non-past), imperfect (imperfective past), and aorist (perfective past)
13. 13Greek perfect tense — formation
    With the auxiliary verb έχω ('have') + invariant form (historically aorist infinitive)
14. 14Greek subjunctive particle
    να (na)
15. 15Two grammatical voices in Modern Greek
    Active and mediopassive
16. 16Mediopassive voice's functions
    Passive, reflexive, reciprocal, modal, and deponential functions
17. 17Augment in Greek verbs
    The prefix ε- (e-) used in past tenses
18. 18Articles in Modern Greek — count
    Two: definite and indefinite
19. 19Definite article for masculine singular nominative
    ο (o)
20. 20Definite article for feminine singular nominative
    η (i)
21. 21Definite article for neuter singular nominative
    το (to)
22. 22Indefinite article for masculine singular nominative
    ένας (enas)
23. 23Indefinite article for feminine singular nominative
    μία or μια (mia)
24. 24Indefinite article for neuter singular nominative
    ένα (ena)
25. 25Does the indefinite article have plural forms?
    No, only singular forms
26. 26Main endings for masculine nouns in nominative singular
    -ος, -ης, -ας, -έας
27. 27Main endings for feminine nouns in nominative singular
    -η, -α, -ος
28. 28Main endings for neuter nouns in nominative singular
    -ο, -ι, -α, -ος
29. 29Do Greek adjectives agree with nouns?
    Yes, in gender, case, and number
30. 30Typical ending pattern for regular adjectives
    Masculine -ος, neuter -ο, feminine -η/-α/-ια

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