Expertlatin
- What is a participle in Modern Greek?
- What are the moods in Modern Greek?
- How many tenses are there in Modern Greek?
- What are the types of participles in Greek?
What is a participle in Modern Greek?
The present participle (the participle of the simple present of the active voice) is an uninflected form of the verb which is formed by the present stem of the active voice and the endings –οντας or -ώντας. In the sentence the present participle has an adverbial function and may indicate manner, cause, condition.
What are the moods in Modern Greek?
There are three moods in Greek: the indicative, the subjunctive and the imperative. The infinitive and the participle are condidered as moods as well. The indicative mood (οριστική) presents the action or the event as something real or certain, in other words as an objective fact.
How many tenses are there in Modern Greek?
Greek verb morphology is structured around a basic 2-by-2 contrast of two aspects, namely imperfective and perfective, and two tenses, namely past and non-past (or present).
What are the types of participles in Greek?
There are four kinds of participles in Koine Greek: present, aorist, perfect, and future.
