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Sentence breakdowns · Group 1 — Modern Greek. Follow and watch on @athenasowlxx on TikTok.

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Group 1

Four sentences

Breakdown tables include part of speech labels in plain language, with standard grammar terms in parentheses when helpful—e.g. definite article (like “the”), proper noun (a name), present tense (now or in general).

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  1. Τι κάνεις;

    Ti káneis?

    How are you?

    In Greek, questions end with ; (not ?). It looks like a semicolon but works like a question mark.

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    Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech
    Τι ti what Question word (interrogative pronoun)
    κάνεις káneis you do / are doing Verb (present tense, 2nd person singular)

    Grammar note: Literally, this means “What are you doing?” In everyday Greek, it’s also a common way to ask “How are you?”

  2. Η Σοφία αγαπάει τη γάτα της.

    I Sofía agapái ti gáta tis.

    Sofia loves her cat.

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    Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech
    Η i the Article (definite article)
    Σοφία Sofía Sofia Proper noun (person’s name)
    αγαπάει agapái loves Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular)
    τη ti the Article (definite article)
    γάτα gáta cat Noun (feminine)
    της tis her Personal pronoun (possessive; “her” here)

    Grammar note: Greek uses articles before nouns, so “the Sofia” and “the cat” are the literal word-by-word structures. In natural English, we say “Sofia loves her cat.” Here, της means “her” and refers to Sofia.

  3. Θέλω νερό.

    Thélo neró.

    I want water.

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    Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech
    Θέλω thélo I want Verb (present tense, 1st person singular)
    νερό neró water Noun (neuter)

    Grammar note: Greek often leaves out the subject pronoun because the verb ending tells us who is speaking. Θέλω already means “I want,” so you don’t need to add εγώ (“I”).

  4. Πίνω καφέ.

    Píno kafé.

    I drink coffee. / I’m drinking coffee.

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    Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech
    Πίνω píno I drink / am drinking Verb (present tense, 1st person singular)
    καφέ kafé coffee Noun (masculine; “coffee”)

    Grammar note: The present tense can describe a habit (“I drink coffee”) or something happening now (“I’m drinking coffee”). Greek doesn’t require a separate word for “am” in this sentence.

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