Greek grammar reference
Clear, level-by-level notes to make sense of modern Greek grammar.
12 notes
The Greek alphabet
The 24 Greek letters, their names and pronunciation, and the common digraphs.
Articles and gender
Greek has three genders. The definite article ο / η / το reveals each noun’s gender.
The present tense
Conjugating regular -ω verbs in the present, to talk about now and about habits.
The imperative
Giving orders and advice: continuous vs aorist imperative (γράφε / γράψε), polite plural and negation with μην.
Adjectives and agreement
Adjectives in -ος / -η / -ο agree with the noun in gender, number and case; the declension of καλός and irregular πολύς.
The simple past (aorist)
Narrating a completed past action: how the aorist is formed and the stress that shifts back.
The subjunctive with “να”
Expressing wish, purpose or obligation with να + verb; θέλω να, πρέπει να, μπορώ να.
The future tense
Talking about the future with θα: continuous future (θα γράφω) vs simple future (θα γράψω), plus irregular futures like θα πάω, θα δω, θα πω.
Personal pronouns
Strong and weak forms (εμένα / με, μου), clitic placement before the verb (μου το έδωσε) and after the imperative (δώσε μού το).
Noun cases
Nominative, accusative, genitive and vocative: what each case is for and how the article changes.
Participles
The active gerund in -οντας / -ώντας, the passive participle in -μένος with agreement, and the learned participles of written Greek (ο αναφερθείς).
Reported speech
Reporting statements, questions and commands with ότι / πως / αν / να — and why Greek keeps the original tense, with no backshift.