Greek Possessive Adjectives?

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detbarn Saturday 10th of December 2005 12:36:12 AM
possessive adjectives? - I noticed that 'my book' in Greek is 'book my', is there really no way to place possessive adjectives before a noun or pronoun, like 'his book', 'the child's book' and 'John's book'?

Panos Saturday 10th of December 2005 03:58:21 AM
- Hi detbarn
In Greek the possessive pronouns follow the noun that 'belong' to. This is the word order and can't be changed, i.e.

[b]My[/b] dog ---> O skilos [b]mu[/b]

detbarn Saturday 22nd of April 2006 12:22:34 AM
- But are these understandable?

\"ένα μου βιβλίο\"
\"ένα εκείνου του παιδιού βιβλίο\"

mmiriam Wednesday 26th of April 2006 06:22:56 PM
- [color=purple]Well no. Maybe the person who you speak to can understand what you say but that does not make the sentences correct. What would you say to me if i say in english \"book his\" instead of \"his book\"?
You would say that it is wrong.
So try to keep in mind that when we are learning a new language we do not try to adjust it in our mother tongue because it will not be correct.

I hope i helped. [/color]

detbarn Wednesday 23rd of August 2006 07:19:40 PM
- Are these correct but not used unless one wants to emphasize the possessor?

\"μου ένα βιβλίο\"
\"εκείνου του παιδιού ένα βιβλίο\"

Panos Wednesday 23rd of August 2006 07:52:48 PM
- \"μου ένα βιβλίο\"
The sentence is not grammatically correct because the form \"μου\" is the weak type of the pronoun, the genitive of the first person singular. This must be placed after the noun. The correct way to express this is \"ένα βιβλίο μου\", i.e. in the answer of the question \"what is this?\"

\"εκείνου του παιδιού ένα βιβλίο\"
Similarly, the word order is not correct, it should be
\"ένα βιβλίο εκείνου του παιδιού\".

nena77 Wednesday 23rd of August 2006 09:12:17 PM
- My- μου
Your- σου
His- του
Hers- της
Its- του
Ours- μας
Yours- σας
Theirs- τους

And this goes after the noun which it specifies. I think they have to have the accent as well (μού, σού, τού, τής
τού, μάς, σάς, τούς) but I am not sure. I\'ll let you know.

:)

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	detbarn	Saturday 10th of December 2005 12:36:12 AM
	possessive adjectives? - I noticed that 'my book' in Greek is 'book my', is there really no way to place possessive adjectives before a noun or pronoun, like 'his book', 'the child's book' and 'John's book'?
	Panos	Saturday 10th of December 2005 03:58:21 AM
	- Hi detbarn In Greek the possessive pronouns follow the noun that 'belong' to. This is the word order and can't be changed, i.e. [b]My[/b] dog ---> O skilos [b]mu[/b]
	detbarn	Saturday 22nd of April 2006 12:22:34 AM
	- But are these understandable? \"ένα μου βιβλίο\" \"ένα εκείνου του παιδιού βιβλίο\"
	mmiriam	Wednesday 26th of April 2006 06:22:56 PM
	- [color=purple]Well no. Maybe the person who you speak to can understand what you say but that does not make the sentences correct. What would you say to me if i say in english \"book his\" instead of \"his book\"? You would say that it is wrong. So try to keep in mind that when we are learning a new language we do not try to adjust it in our mother tongue because it will not be correct. I hope i helped. [/color]
	detbarn	Wednesday 23rd of August 2006 07:19:40 PM
	- Are these correct but not used unless one wants to emphasize the possessor? \"μου ένα βιβλίο\" \"εκείνου του παιδιού ένα βιβλίο\"
	Panos	Wednesday 23rd of August 2006 07:52:48 PM
	- \"μου ένα βιβλίο\" The sentence is not grammatically correct because the form \"μου\" is the weak type of the pronoun, the genitive of the first person singular. This must be placed after the noun. The correct way to express this is \"ένα βιβλίο μου\", i.e. in the answer of the question \"what is this?\" \"εκείνου του παιδιού ένα βιβλίο\" Similarly, the word order is not correct, it should be \"ένα βιβλίο εκείνου του παιδιού\".
	nena77	Wednesday 23rd of August 2006 09:12:17 PM
	- My- μου Your- σου His- του Hers- της Its- του Ours- μας Yours- σας Theirs- τους And this goes after the noun which it specifies. I think they have to have the accent as well (μού, σού, τού, τής τού, μάς, σάς, τούς) but I am not sure. I\'ll let you know. :)