- How do you use definite articles in Greek?
- What are the definite and indefinite articles in Greek?
- Does koine Greek have indefinite articles?
- What is indefinite in Greek?
How do you use definite articles in Greek?
Just like in English, we use Greek definite articles to talk about specific people, animals, things, or concepts, so they need to be defined. Greek has three different definite articles - ο, η, and το (o, i, to, "the") for the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders, respectively.
What are the definite and indefinite articles in Greek?
The indefinite article in greek forms 3 genders, like the definite article (ο, η, το) and the adjectives. And it also has 3 cases only in singular (nominative, genitive and accusative). We can use it only when we speak about something non specific.
Does koine Greek have indefinite articles?
English has two different kinds of articles: a definite article (the word “the”) and an indefinite article (the words “a” and “an”). Greek does not distinguish between these two types of articles. For that reason the usage of the article in Greek has some striking differences from the word “the” in English.
What is indefinite in Greek?
The indefinite article (ένας, μία, ένα -> a, an) is only used before singular nouns. We remind that in Greek there are three genders: Masculine, Feminine and Neuter. The indefinite article (just as the definite) always has to match the gender of its noun.