Plural Forms
At last, we are not confined to one man, one tree, one thing anymore. Lots of objects can now be talked about! like:
Naughty boys throw big stones at closed windows of teachers' houses.
| nom |
οἱ ἀνδρεῖοι ἄνθρωποι are afraid of nothing |
| gen |
οἱ τῶν ἀνδρείων ἀνθρώπων children are proud of their fathers |
| dat |
Medals are given τοῖς ἀνδρείοις ἀνθρώποις |
| acc |
I admire τοὺς ἀνδρείους ἀνθρώπους |
| voc |
Save us, ὦ ἀνδρεῖοι ἄνθρωποι |
Now the same with neuter nouns:
- τὸ δένδρον
- τὸ ζυγόν
- τὸ δεῖπνον
- τὸ κέντρον
- τὸ ἄροτρον
| nom |
τὰ δένδρα give shade |
| gen |
The τῶν μικρῶν δένδρων shade is also small. |
| dat |
προσάπτομεν ἄροτρα τοῖς χαλεποῖς ζυγοῖς (they hate those harsh contraptions) |
| acc |
We prepare τὰ καλὰ δεῖπνα in the kitchen (beautiful meals, if you're a chef) |
| voc |
oxen to goads: μὴ οὕτω χαλεπὰ ἴσθι , ὦ κέντρα |
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