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English. Few sentences are without them, and they thus show the links in the
writers or speakers thought. This is similar to the behaviour of words
THEREFORE, HOWEVER and NEVERTHELESS in many English contexts.
There is, however, a difference from English usage. In Greek most of these words,
(unlike
) cannot come first in the sentence.
OEM
For example, one of the two main Greek words for AND ( ) can never come first.
XI
RHVIN KYREMOIN XI
For practice, write down the Greek for MEN AND WOMEN using the two
different forms you have now learned.
.................................................................
The most frequent conjunctions are:
Write them and say them aloud.
XI
(and)
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KEV
(for)
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SR
(therefore)
........................................................................
QIRXSM
HI
(nevertheless, however)
(but, and)
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........................................................................
You can follow up this material in Reading Greek: Grammar, Vocabulary and
Exercises (GVE), which will be sent to you as part of your course material.
Alphabet, p.1.
Breathings, p.2.
Verb changes, pp.31014, 31622.
Noun, pronoun and adjective changes, pp.14ff., 3226.
Prepositions, p.16.
Language history, pp.30810.
Particles, pp.292 ff (for conjunctions).
Part 3
Understanding sentences
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