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The Present Indicative of λυω (I loose)

SINGULAR PLURAL
1st Person I loose We loose
λυω λυωμεν
2nd Person You loose You loose
λυεις λυετε
3rd Person He/She/it looses or is loosing They loose or They are loosing
λυει λυουσι(ν)

-εω verbs
There are three rules to be followed which are :
ε combines with ε to give ει
ε combines with ο to give ου
ε coming before a long vowel or a diphthong drops out
The Present Indicative Active of φιλεω (I love) is conjugated as follows :
φιλω for φιλεω I am loving or I love
φιλεις for φιλεεις You are loving or you love
φιλει for φιλεει He, she or it is loving, loves
φιλουμεν for φιλεομεν We are loving or we love
φιλειτε for φιλεετε You are loving or you love
φιλουσι(ν) for φιλεουσι(ν) They are loving or they love.

Second declension nouns in –ος


The nominative, vocative and accusative cases

SINGULAR
Nominative λογος a word (subject)
Vocative λογε O word
Accusative λογον a word (object)
Genitive λογου of a word
Dative λογω to or for a words
PLURAL
Nominative λογοι words (subject)
Vocative λογοι O words
Accusative λογους Words (object)
Genitive λογων of words
Dative λογοις to or for words
The Definite article.
The definite article is declined in Greek like a noun. The forms that go with words in the masculine
gender are as follows :

Singular : Nominative ο’ Plural : Nominative οι’


Accusative τον Accusative τους
Genitive του Genitive των
Dative τω Dative τοις

Second Declension neuter nouns


 All nouns ending in -ον are neuter

εργον ‘work’ is declined as follows :


Singular : Nominative εργον Plural : Nominative εργα
Vocative εργον Vocative εργα
Accusative εργον Accusative εργα
Genitive εργου Genitive εργων
Dative εργω Dative εργοις

The definite article that goes with neuter nouns is declined as follows :
Singular : Nominative το Plural : Nominative τα
Accusative το Accusative τα
Genitive του Genitive των
Dative τω Dative τοις

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