τα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek τά (tá).
Article
[edit]τα • (ta)
- (definite) nominative/accusative neuter plural of ο (o, “the”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ο (o) | η (i) | το (to) | οι (oi) | οι (oi) | τα (ta) | |
| genitive | του (tou) | της (tis) | του (tou) | των (ton) | των (ton) | των (ton) | |
| accusative | το (to) τον1 (ton1) |
τη (ti) την1 (tin1) |
το (to) | τους (tous) | τις (tis) | τα (ta) | |
Related terms
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]τα • (ta) (weak personal)
- they (3rd person neuter plural, nominative)
- them (3rd person neuter plural, accusative)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||||||
| m | f | n | m | f | n | ||||||
| nominative | strong1 | εγώ (egó) ’γώ3 (’gó3) γώ3 (gó3) |
εσύ (esý) ’σύ3 (’sý3) σύ3 (sý3) |
αυτός (aftós) | αυτή (aftí) | αυτό (aftó) | εμείς (emeís) ’μείς3 (’meís3) μείς3 (meís3) |
εσείς (eseís) ’σείς3 (’seís3) σείς3 (seís3) |
αυτοί (aftoí) | αυτές (aftés) | αυτά (aftá) |
| weak2 | — | — | τος (tos) | τη (ti) | το (to) | — | — | τοι (toi) | τες (tes) | τα (ta) | |
| genitive | strong | εμένα (eména) εμού (emoú) |
εσένα (eséna) | αυτού (aftoú) | αυτής (aftís) | αυτού (aftoú) | εμάς (emás) | εσάς (esás) | αυτών (aftón) | αυτών (aftón) | αυτών (aftón) |
| weak† | μου (mou) | σου (sou) | του (tou) | της (tis) | του (tou) | μας (mas) | σας (sas) | τους (tous) | τους (tous) | τους (tous) | |
| accusative | strong | εμένα (eména) μένα4 (ména4) |
εσένα (eséna) σένα4 (séna4) |
αυτό (aftó) αυτόν5 (aftón5) |
αυτή (aftí) αυτήν5 (aftín5) |
αυτό (aftó) | εμάς (emás) μάς4 (más4) |
εσάς (esás) σάς4 (sás4) |
αυτούς (aftoús) | αυτές (aftés) | αυτά (aftá) |
| weak | με (me) | σε (se) | τον (ton) | την (tin) | το (to) | μας (mas) | σας (sas) | τους (tous) | τις6 (tis6) τες6 (tes6) |
τα (ta) | |
| vocative | strong | — | εσύ (esý) | αυτέ (afté) | αυτή (aftí) | αυτό (aftó) | — | εσείς (eseís) | αυτοί (aftoí) | αυτές (aftés) | αυτά (aftá) |
† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
1. Strong or emphatic personal pronouns are used to emphasise and are pronounced with greater stress; they can be used independently of a verb or other word.
2. Weak or clitic personal pronouns are monosyllabic; they are dependent upon another word.
3. In colloquial speech, nominative forms may lose their initial ⟨ε⟩; the use of an apostrophe in the written form is optional; e.g. ήρθα γώ (írtha gó, “I came”).
4. Accusative forms lose their initial ⟨ε⟩ when following από (apó) or για (gia); no apostrophe is used. The plural forms become monosyllabic and therefore lose the accent; e.g. για μας (gia mas, “for us”).
5. The final ⟨ν⟩ is optional, often being used before a following vowel.
6. τις (tis) is used before a verb, and τες (tes) after a verb; e.g. Αν τις δεις, χαιρέτα τες. (An tis deis, chairéta tes., “If you see them, greet them.”)