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Intermediate

Demonstratives & Possessives

αυτός, εκείνος; μου, σου, του…

Possessive clitics follow the noun

μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους come after the noun.

📊 Possessive clitics
Person Clitic
my μου
your (sg) σου
his του
her της
our μας
your (pl) σας
their τους
💬 Examples
το βιβλίο μου
to veev-LEE-o mu
my book
📝 βιβλίο + μου
η μητέρα σου
ee mee-TEH-ra su
your mother
📝 μητέρα + σου
The noun (with article) declines normally

The noun changes case; the possessive clitic always stays the same.

💬 Examples
Μιλώ με τον αδελφό μου.
mee-LO me ton a-thel-FO mu
I speak with my brother.
📝 accusative noun; μου unchanged
Ακούω τη φωνή της μητέρας σου.
I hear the voice of your mother.
📝 genitive noun; σου unchanged
αυτός (this) vs εκείνος (that)

Both demonstratives decline like adjectives.

💬 Examples
αυτός ο άνδρας
af-TOS o AN-dras
this man
📝 αυτός declines like an adjective
εκείνη η γυναίκα
eh-KEE-nee ee yee-NEH-ka
that woman
📝 εκείνος = that (farther away)