Build a short message about who meets whom, then move the time phrase without changing the people’s roles. This worksheet uses a fictional meeting at a café. It focuses on complete groups of words, not on shuffling individual words at random.
Read the meeting note
Σήμερα η Άννα συναντά τον Νίκο στο καφέ. Ο Νίκος περιμένει την Άννα. Μετά πίνουν έναν καφέ.
Today Anna meets Nikos at the café. Nikos is waiting for Anna. Then they drink a coffee. The two names appear in different grammatical forms because each person has a different role in the first two sentences.
Find the person doing the action
| η Άννα | Anna as the subject: she meets someone. |
| τον Νίκο | Nikos as the object of συναντά: the person Anna meets. |
| ο Νίκος | Nikos as the subject: he waits for someone. |
| την Άννα | Anna as the object of περιμένει: the person Nikos waits for. |
The final -ς in Νίκος disappears in τον Νίκο. Άννα looks the same in these two roles, but its article changes from η to την. Read the article and the noun together; the first name you encounter is not a universal shortcut for identifying the subject.
Move a time phrase as a unit
Σήμερα η Άννα συναντά τον Νίκο στο καφέ.
Η Άννα συναντά τον Νίκο στο καφέ σήμερα.
Both versions describe the same meeting today. The first starts by setting the time. The second names Anna first and places today at the end. Choice of order also depends on context and spoken emphasis; this exercise does not assign a fixed emotional meaning to either version.
A subject–verb–object pattern is a useful starting point, not the only possible Greek order. For this task keep η Άννα, τον Νίκο and στο καφέ intact. Do not move an article away from its noun just because a longer phrase can change position.
Check the note before rewriting it
- In the first sentence, who is the subject of συναντά?
- In Ο Νίκος περιμένει την Άννα, who is waiting?
- Does moving σήμερα to the end change the meeting from today to tomorrow?
- To say that Nikos meets Anna, should you write Ο Νίκος συναντά την Άννα or Τον Νίκο συναντά η Άννα?
Answers and reasons
1. Anna: η Άννα. 2. Nikos: ο Νίκος. 3. No. Σήμερα still means today. 4. Ο Νίκος συναντά την Άννα. In Τον Νίκο συναντά η Άννα, Anna remains the subject and Nikos the object, even though the object comes first. The latter is a contrast example, not the neutral model to memorise for every situation.
Rebuild the message with a new time
Use these four blocks: η Άννα / συναντά / τον Νίκο / αύριο. Write a sentence beginning with tomorrow, then another beginning with Anna. Check that αύριο means tomorrow, that η stays with Άννα and that τον stays with Νίκο.
Possible rewrites
Αύριο η Άννα συναντά τον Νίκο. Η Άννα συναντά τον Νίκο αύριο.
These are two possible arrangements for the same planned meeting. They are not a list of every possible order. Changing the time word changes the time information; moving it does not change who meets whom.
Write your own two-line plan
Choose two names you know how to inflect. Write who meets whom and add σήμερα or αύριο. On the second line, describe what happens afterwards using μετά. Underline each subject and circle the object, if there is one. If you are unsure of a name’s form, reuse Anna and Nikos while practising the structure.
Continue with articles and plans
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