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* This form is used either when the following letter is a vowel or a ''[[plosive]]'' consonant ⟨ '''κ π τ ψ ξ γκ μπ ντ''' ⟩ [k/c p t ks ps g/ɟ b d] |
* This form is used either when the following letter is a vowel or a ''[[plosive]]'' consonant ⟨ '''κ π τ ψ ξ γκ μπ ντ''' ⟩ [k/c p t ks ps g/ɟ b d] |
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* Especially for the masucline '''τον''': it is usually so written regardless of pronunciation (not {{l|el|το}}, to distinguish from the neuter form). |
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====Declension==== |
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Revision as of 17:55, 11 October 2024
See also: τόν and Appendix:Variations of "ton"
Greek
Alternative forms
- το (to)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τό (tó). Compare Polish ten, Czech ten or Slovak ten.
Pronunciation
Article
τον • (ton) m sg
- (definite) accusative masculine singular of ο (o) (the)
Usage notes
- This form is used in speech optionally either when the following letter is a vowel or a plosive consonant ⟨ κ π τ ψ ξ γκ μπ ντ ⟩ [k/c p t ks ps g/ɟ b d]
- Especially for the masucline τον: it is usually so written regardless of pronunciation (not το (to), to distinguish from the neuter form).
Declension
The definite article
| number | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender | m | f | n | m | f | n |
| nominative | ο | η | το | οι | οι | τα |
| genitive | του | της | του | των | των | των |
| accusative | το(ν)* | τη(ν)* | το | τους | τις | τα |
| * The final "ν" is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants: κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ 1. Archaic forms used in certain fixed phrases: | ||||||
Related terms
Pronoun
τον • (ton) (weak personal)
- him (3rd person masculine singular, accusative)
Synonyms
- αυτόν (aftón) (strong form)
Related terms
Third person forms
| Number (style) | singular (familiar) | plural (formal) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| strong | weak | strong | weak | |||||||||
| m | f | n | m | f | n | m | f | n | m | f | n | |
| nominative | αυτός • | αυτή • | αυτό • | τος • | τη • | το • | αυτοί • | αυτές • | αυτά • | τοι • | τες • | τα • |
| genitive | αυτού • | αυτής • | αυτού • | του • † | της • † | του • † | αυτών • | αυτών • | αυτών • | τους • † | τους • † | τους • † |
| accusative | αυτόν • | αυτήν • | αυτό • | τον • | την • | το • | αυτούς • | αυτές • | αυτά • | τους • | τις •, τες •‡ | τα • |
| There is no 3rd person vocative case. † These terms double as possessive pronouns. ‡ "τις" is used before a verb, "τες" after a verb.. All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”). | ||||||||||||