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Lesson
7 Accusative (object) Pronouns
Note how the object
pronouns are highlighted. Also note that the sentences in the
end column have
not been set out in incorrect English but the patterns demonstrate
the word order used
in Greek. This will be a recurring theme in following chapters.
Some call it ‘thinking
Greek!’. So ‘think Greek!’
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Greek
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Correct English
translation
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‘Τhink
Greek’
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έχεις
την
εφημερίδα;
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do you have
the newspaper?
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you have the
newspaper?
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ναι,
την
έχω
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yes I have it
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yes, it
I have.
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διαβάζεις
το
βιβλίο;
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are you
reading the book?
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you are
reading the book?
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ναι,
το
διαβάζω
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yes, I am
reading it
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yes, it
I am reading
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βλέπεις
το
σκύλο;
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do you see
the dog?
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you see the
dog?
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ναι,
τον
βλέπω
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yes, I see
it
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yes, it
I see
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γνωρίζεις
τον
άντρα;
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do you know
the man?
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you know the
man?
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ναι,
τον
γνωρίζω
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yes, I know
him
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yes, him
I know
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κλείνεις
την πόρτα;
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are you
closing the door?
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you are
closing the door?
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ναι,
την
κλείνω
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yes. I am
closing it
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yes, it
I am closing
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Correct
English translation |
'Think
Greek' |
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έχεις
τις
εφημερίδες;
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do you have
the newspapers
?
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you have the
newspapers?
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ναι,
τις
έχω
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yes, I have
them
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yes, them
I have.
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διαβάζεις
τα
βιβλία;
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are you
reading the books?
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you are
reading the books?
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ναι,
τα
διαβάζω
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yes I am
reading them
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yes, them
I am reading
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βλέπεις
τους
σκύλους;
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do you see
the dogs?
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you see the
dogs?
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ναι,
τους
βλέπω
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yes. I see
them
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yes, them
I see
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γνωρίζεις
τους άντρες
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do you know
the men?
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you know the
men?
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ναι,
τους
γνωρίζω
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yes, I know
them
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yes, them
I know
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κλείνεις
τις πόρτες;
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are you
closing the doors?
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you are
closing the
doors?
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ναι,
τις
κλείνω
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yes. I am
closing them
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yes, them
I am closing
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The remaining object pronouns are shown in the
following sentences
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με
βλέπεις;
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Do
you see me? |
me
you see?
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ναι
σε
βλέπω
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Yes,
I see you |
yes, you
I see
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μας
βλέπεις;
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Do
you see us? |
us
you see?
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ναι,
σας
βλέπω
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Yes,
I see you |
yes, you
I see
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We will now introduce negatives into our sentences
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παίζεις
ποδόσφαιρο;
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Do
you play football? |
you play football?
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όχι,
δεν το
παίζω
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No,
I don’t play it
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no, not it
I play
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τη
γνωρίζεις;
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Do
you know her?
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her
you know?
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όχι,
δεν τη
γνωρίζω
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No,
I don’t know her
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no, not her
I know
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τους
βλέπεις;
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Do
you see them?
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them
you see?
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όχι,
δεν τους
βλέπω
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No,
I don’t see them
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no, not them
I see
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πίνεις
μπύρα;
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Do
you drink beer?
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you drink beer?
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όχι,
δεν την
πίνω
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No,
I don’t drink it
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no, not it
I drink
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καπνίζεις
τσιγάρα;
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Do
you smoke cigarettes?
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you smoke cigarettes?
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όχι,
δεν τα
καπνίζω
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No,
I don’t smoke them
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no, not
them
I smoke
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βλέπεις
σύννεφα
στον
ουρανό;
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Do
you see clouds
in the
sky?
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you see clouds
in the sky?
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όχι,
δεν τα
βλέπω
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No,
I don’t see them
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no, not them
I see
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The accusative pronouns are summarised as follows
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plural
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| me
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με
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us
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μας
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| you
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σε
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you
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σας
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| him,
it
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τον
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them
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τους
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| her,
it
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τη(ν)
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them
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τις
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| it
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το
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them
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τα
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Note that the masculine singular is always τον
but the final ‘ν’
rule applies to the feminine.
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12
& 13
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