Grammar on The Edge Cases

Uses of Να

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The Many Uses of Να

Να is a Grammatical Particle

Subjunctive Particle

The particle να can be used to indicate the subjunctive. Θέλω να μαγειρέψω σήμερα -> I want to cook today

Indicative Particle

Να can also be used to indicate where something is. This is constructed as να + noun or να + pronoun.

When using να with αυτός/αυτή/αυτό, the αυ gets cut off: να αυτός -> να τος (here he is). This can also be translated as “here he comes.”

Indirect Object Pronouns

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 20:07:59 +0000

same: Direct Object Prounouns

Indirect object pronouns are pronouns that are affected by verb’s action in place of the object itself. In English, an example would be “I gave the book to her” where her is the indirect object pronoun that (indirectly) receives the action of gave. In Greek, this example would be Της έδωσα το βιβλίο. Indirect object pronouns can be used for any object of a sentence that in English would be accompanied by a preposition.

Direct Object Prounouns

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 22:25:14 +0000

same: Indirect Object Pronouns

Direct object prounouns are pronouns that receive a verb’s action in place of the object itself. In English, an example would be “I borrowed it” where it is the direct object pronoun of borrowed. In Greek, an example would be Το διαβάζω or “I am reading it”.

Strong and Weak Forms

Direct object pronouns have two forms: the “strong” and the “weak” forms. The strong form can stand on its own and comes after the verb - it is also considered an “emphatic” form. The weak form can not, is placed before the verb (except with imperative and gerund verbs, e.g. πάρε την), and can’t be used after prepositions.

Να with noun or pronoun

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 23:01:17 +0000

Θέλω να αγοράσω - να means “to” να πάμε για φαγητό - να means “shall” (shall we go for food) να ο Γιάννης, τον βλέπω, έρχεται - να means “here is” να is an indicative particle

να + noun or να + pronoun -> “here is” Πού είναι ο Γιάννης; Αυτός είναι εδώ -> Να τος
Basically for αυτός/αυτή/αυτό αυτοί/αυτές/αυτό you take out the αυ to prepend the να
- να τος - here he is
- να τη
- να το
- να τοι
- να τες
- να το

εμείς είμαστε εδώ (we are here) -> να μαστε See also Ελληνικά για σας Α2 p. 124 γραμματική 2