pronouns and verb ‘to be’
Here is the verb ‘to be’ with the pronouns I, you, etc.
We met it in Lesson 1. Go to Lesson 1 and revise it.
ἐγώ εἰμί = I am
σύ εἶ = you are Continue reading
Category Archives: Ancient Greek
ancient Greek – lesson 4
For this lesson we will read an ancient text (extract from Ἱέρων by Ξενοφών) just for the pleasure of it. We don’t need, at this stage, to explain it elaborately; we will only stress a few things.
I translated it to English in a way so that it you can see the Greek Continue reading
ancient greek – lesson 3
nouns
Ὲνθα δὴ καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ ξυντρίβεται τὸ δόρυ ἐν τῇ μάχῃ. Ὁ δὲ Ἀρέτην ᾔτει δόρυἕτερον , ἀναβολέα τῶν βασιλικῶν. (Ι’ll explain it later)
Who does what to whom here? Continue reading
ancient Greek – lesson 2
Here we learn some pronouns and verbs and try to form simple sentences.
ancient greek, lesson 1
verb ‘to be’ = ειναι
If you don’t know the Greek alphabet and pronunciation, you need to study these posts first:
If you are familiar with Greek pronunciation, continue with the lesson .
ἐγώ εἰμί = I am
σύ εἶ = you are
οὗτος ἐστί(ν) = he is
αὗτη ἐστί = she is
τοῡτο ἐστί = it is
ἡμεῑς ἐσμέν = we are
ὑμεῑς ἐστέ = you are
οὗτοι εἰσί(ν) = they are
αὗται εἰσί = they are (feminine)
ταῡτα εἰσί = they are (neutral)
You can see above the persona pronouns, too. ( I, you…)
We don’t necessarily use them with the verb. Any verb can be mentioned without the pronoun.
e.g. πολίτης εἰμί = citizen I am / I am a citizen ( words can be put in any order in Greek)
Some sentences
οὗτος ἐστί γεωρύχος = this / he is a man who digs the ground
ἐστέ ὑμείς τοξόται; =are you archers ?
τίς εἶ;= who are you?
ναύτης εἰμί = I am a sailor
Don’t mind about the signs above the letters at this moment. We will explain them at a later lesson. Just repeat aloud 2-3 times and copy the lesson (with or without the signs above the letters)