| Grammar Notes: Sentence: Ο χρόνος με τις γάτες δεν είναι ποτέ χαμένος. Translation: Time with cats is never wasted. Word-by-Word Breakdown: 1. Ο (O) * Grammar: Definite Article (Masculine, Nominative, Singular). * Meaning: "The". It specifies a particular noun, here "χρόνος". * Infinitive/Base Form: The article does not have an infinitive. 2. χρόνος (chrónos) * Grammar: Noun (Masculine, Nominative, Singular). * Meaning: "Time". * Infinitive/Base Form: Nouns do not have an infinitive. The base form is the nominative singular: χρόνος. 3. με (me) * Grammar: Preposition. * Meaning: "With". * Infinitive/Base Form: Prepositions do not have an infinitive. 4. τις (tis) * Grammar: Definite Article (Feminine, Accusative, Plural). * Meaning: "The". It agrees with the noun "γάτες". * Infinitive/Base Form: The article does not have an infinitive. 5. γάτες (gátes) * Grammar: Noun (Feminine, Accusative, Plural). * Meaning: "Cats". * Infinitive/Base Form: The nominative singular is γάτα (gáta) - "cat". 6. δεν (den) * Grammar: Particle (Negation). * Meaning: "Not". * Infinitive/Base Form: Particles do not have an infinitive. 7. είναι (eínai) * Grammar: Verb (Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular). * Meaning: "Is". * Infinitive: είμαι (eímai) - "to be". 8. ποτέ (poté) * Grammar: Adverb. * Meaning: "Never". * Infinitive/Base Form: Adverbs do not have an infinitive. 9. χαμένος (chaménos) * Grammar: Verb (Perfect Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular). It functions as a subject complement (like an adjective). * Meaning: "Wasted", "lost". * Infinitive: χάνω (cháno) - "to lose", "to waste". Grammar Structure: This is a standard Subject-Verb-Object-Complement sentence in Greek. * Subject: "Ο χρόνος με τις γάτες" (Time with cats). The core subject is "ο χρόνος", and "με τις γάτες" is a prepositional phrase describing it. * Verb: "δεν είναι" (is not). The negation δεν always comes directly before the verb. * Adverb: "ποτέ" (never) typically precedes the verb complement. * Complement: "χαμένος" (wasted). This participle must agree with the subject in gender (masculine), number (singular), and case (nominative). Grammar Tip: Notice the article-noun agreement. The article changes form to match the gender, case, and number of its noun: * Ο χρόνος (Masculine, Nominative, Singular) * τις γάτες (Feminine, Accusative, Plural). The preposition με (with) typically requires the accusative case for its object. Related Words: * Σκύλος (skýlos) - "dog". (Masculine noun). * Περνάω (pernáo) - "to spend" (time). (Verb). |
