Language/Modern-greek-1453/Grammar/The-Greek-sentence-types
Phrase is a group of words containing and does express a complete thought.
There are a variety of ways to classify sentences.
- Affirmative Principle. In every true affirmative predicative sentence the subject term is satisfied
- Negation is the opposite of an affirmative statement.
The simple negative particles are : όχι, δεν (δε), μην (μη) "no", "not" etc.
Here are some negation expressions that you might come across or use very often :
- ποτέ, κανένας, ούτε, τίποτε, αποκλείεται, ουδέν, ούτε. = never, no one, nor, nothing, excluded, nothing, never, no one
The four types of sentences[edit | edit source]
There are four types in Greek sentence, classified by their purpose:
- Declarative sentences make a statement. They tell us something.
They give us information, and they normally end with a full-stop/period.
- Imperative sentences give a command. They tell us to do something.
- Interrogative sentences ask a question. They ask us something.
They want information, and they always end with a question mark.
- Exclamative sentences express strong emotion/surprise—an exclamation— and they always end with an exclamation mark/point (!)
Form | ΚΑΤΑΦΑΤΙΚΕΣ: affirmative | ΑΡΝΗΤΙΚΕΣ: negative |
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ΑΠΟΦΑΝΤΙΚΕΣ ή ΚΡΙΣΗΣ (.)
declarative sentence |
Η Μαρία μιλάει ελληνικά.
Maria speaks Greek |
Ο Γιάννης δεν έχει ποδήλατο.
John it did not have bicycle |
ΠΡΟΣΤΑΚΤΙΚΕΣ ή ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΣ (. ! )
imperative sentence |
Παρακαλώ δώστε μου τα κλειδιά :
Please hand me the keys |
Να μην πάμε εκδρομή αύριο!
We are not going on an excursion tomorrow |
ΕΡΩΤΗΜΑΤΙΚΕΣ (;)
interrogative sentence (?) |
Πώς σε λένε?
What is your name? |
Ο Πέτρος δεν έχει βιβλία;
Peter has no books? |
ΕΠΙΦΩΝΗΜΑΤΙΚΕΣ ( ! )
exclamatory sentence |
Αυτό ήταν τρομακτικό!
That was scary! |
Δεν το πιστεύω!
I do not believe that |
Negation in a sentence[edit | edit source]
Ελληνικά | English |
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Μην ανησυχείς! | Don't worry! |
Δε μπορώ να θυμηθώ τη λέξη | I cannot remember the word |
Δε μιλώ ελληνικά | I do not speak greek |
Δεν ξέρω / Δεν γνωρίζω | I don't know! |
Δε μιλάω ακόμα άπταιστα γαλλικά | I'm not fluent in French yet |
Δεν ενδιαφέρομαι | I'm not interested! |
Κανείς εδώ δε μιλάει Ελληνικά | No one here speaks Greek |
Κανένα πρόβλημα | No problem! |
Αυτό δεν είναι σωστό | This is not correct |
Αυτό είναι λάθος | This is wrong |
Δεν καταλαβαίνουμε | We don't understand |
Δεν πρέπει να ξεχάσεις αυτή τη λέξη | You should not forget this word |
Author[edit source]
- Ευγενική χορηγία που στοχεύει να βοηθήσει μαθητές ή μη, απανταχού της Γης, που επιδίδονται στην εκμάθηση της ελληνικής γλώσσας!
- Contribution bénévole visant à aider les personnes, partout dans le monde, qui sont engagées dans l'apprentissage de la langue grecque !
- Voluntary contribution aimed at helping people, all over the world, who are committed to learning the Greek language!
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Greek Deponent Verbs
- The final v
- Interjections
- Augment in modern Greek
- Participle spelling
- Verb To Be
- Verbes auxiliaires
- Direct and indirect speech
- Particles
- Imperative (Present)