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Adjective Agreement

Declension before or after a noun

Adjectives agree in gender, number and case

The ending changes to match the noun it describes.

📊 Adjective endings (nominative)
Type Masculine Feminine Neuter
nom. sg. -ος -η / -α -ο
acc. sg. -ο -η / -α -ο
nom. pl. -οι -ες -α
💬 Examples
ο καλός άνδρας
o ka-LOS AN-dras
the good man
📝 masculine nominative -ος
η καλή γυναίκα / το καλό παιδί
the good woman / the good child
📝 feminine -ή; neuter -ό
Adjectives also agree in the accusative

The accusative ending of an adjective follows its noun.

💬 Examples
τον καλό άνδρα
ton ka-LO AN-dra
the good man (acc.)
📝 masculine accusative -ό
Βλέπω την καλή γυναίκα.
VLEH-po tin ka-LEE yee-NEH-ka
I see the good woman.
📝 feminine accusative -ή
Adjectives can precede or follow the noun

Both positions are correct; post-nominal is more emphatic.

💬 Examples
ο μεγάλος σκύλος = ο σκύλος ο μεγάλος
o me-GA-los SKEE-los
the big dog
📝 both word orders correct
Ο σκύλος είναι μεγάλος.
o SKEE-los EE-ne me-GA-los
The dog is big.
📝 predicate adjective also agrees