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Pronouns & Basic Sentence Structure
Personal pronouns, ειμαι/εχω, pro-drop word order and basic questions
εγώ, εσύ, αυτός/αυτή/αυτό
I, you, he/she/it
eh-GHOH, eh-SEE, af-TOS/af-TEE/af-TOH
Singular personal pronouns
εμείς, εσείς, αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά
we, you (pl.), they
eh-MEES, eh-SEES, af-TEE/af-TES/af-TAH
Plural personal pronouns
είμαι, είσαι, είναι
I am, you are, he/she/it is
EE-meh, EE-seh, EE-neh
είμαι (to be) — present tense singular
είμαστε, είστε, είναι
we are, you (pl.) are, they are
EE-mahs-teh, EE-steh, EE-neh
είμαι (to be) — present tense plural
έχω, έχεις, έχει
I have, you have, he/she has
EH-khoh, EH-khees, EH-khee
έχω (to have) — present tense singular
Βασική σειρά: Υ + Ρ + Α
Basic word order: S + V + O
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Subject + verb + object in a simple statement
Παράλειψη αντωνυμίας υποκειμένου
Subject pronoun drop
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The verb ending shows person, so pronouns are usually omitted
Αυτό είναι... / Αυτά είναι...
This is... / These are...
af-TOH EE-neh
Αυτό είναι ένα βιβλίο. Αυτά είναι βιβλία.
Ναι/Όχι ερώτηση με τόνο φωνής
Yes/no question by intonation
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No word inversion needed — just rising intonation
Πώς σε λένε; — Με λένε...
What's your name? — My name is...
pos seh LEH-neh? — meh LEH-neh
λέγομαι/με λένε = to be called