σε
Appearance
Ancient Greek
[edit]case | singular | dual | plural | |
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str. | encl. | str. | str. | |
nominative | σύ | σφώ, σφῶϊ | ῡ̔μεῖς | |
genitive | σοῦ | σου | σφῷν | ῡ̔μῶν |
dative | σοί | σοι | σφῷν | ῡ̔μῖν |
accusative | σέ | σε | σφώ, σφῶϊ | ῡ̔μᾶς |
adjective | σός | σφωΐτερος | ῡ̔μέτερος |
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /se/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /se/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /se/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /se/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /se/
Pronoun
[edit]σε • (se)
- accusative singular of σύ (sú)
References
[edit]- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- tear idem, page 859.
Greek
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Ancient Greek σέ (sé, “you”, pronoun).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]σε • (se) (weak personal)
- you (2nd person singular, accusative)
- Πώς σε λένε;
- Pós se léne?
- What is your name?
- (literally, “What do they call you?”)
Related terms
[edit]singular (familiar) | plural (formal) | ||||
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strong | weak | strong | weak | ||
nominative | εσύ (esý) | — | εσείς (eseís) | — | |
genitive | εσένα (eséna) | σου (sou) † | εσάς (esás) | σας (sas) † | |
accusative | εσένα (eséna) | σε (se) | εσάς (esás) | σας (sas) | |
vocative | εσύ (esý) | — | εσείς (eseís) | — |
† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”).
Etymology 2
[edit]From Ancient Greek εἰς (eis). Doublet of εις (eis).
Alternative forms
[edit]- σ' (s') (optionally, but very often, before a vowel)
Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]σε • (se)
- to, at, by, in, on, unto, upon
- for time, duration
- Θα επιστρέψω σε δύο ημέρες. ― Tha epistrépso se dýo iméres. ― I'll come back in two days.
- for space or position
- Βάζω το μολύβι σε κάποιο τραπέζι. ― Vázo to molývi se kápoio trapézi. ― I put the pencil on a certain table.
- Βάζω το μολύβι σ' ένα τραπέζι. ― Vázo to molývi s' éna trapézi. ― I put the pencil on a (one) table.
- Βάζω το μολύβι στο τραπέζι. ― Vázo to molývi sto trapézi. ― I put the pencil on the table.
- Εργάζομαι σε μία επιχείρηση. ― Ergázomai se mía epicheírisi. ― I work at a company.
- Είμαι σε δύσκολη θέση. ― Eímai se dýskoli thési. ― I am in a difficult position.
- other senses
- Έδωσαν το βραβείο σε/σ' έναν νέο ποιητή. ― Édosan to vraveío se/s' énan néo poiití. ― They gave the prize to a young poet.
- Σκίζω το χαρτί σε δύο κομμάτια. ― Skízo to chartí se dýo kommátia. ― I tear the paper in two pieces.
- Πληρώθηκα σε ευρώ. ― Pliróthika se evró. ― I was paid in euro (currency).
- Μιλάω σε σένα (σ' εσένα), όχι στην αδερφή σου. ― Miláo se séna (s' eséna), óchi stin aderfí sou. ― I am speaking to you, not to your sister.
- —Σε ποιο μάθημα έχεις πάρει τον καλύτερο βαθμό; —Στα μαθηματικά.
- —Se poio máthima écheis párei ton kalýtero vathmó? —Sta mathimatiká.
- —At which lesson have you got the highest mark? —At mathematics.
- for time, duration
Related terms
[edit]σε + article in accusative case is always combined as follows:
- σε (se) + τα (ta) → στα (sta, “to the”, neutral plural)
- σε (se) + τη (ti) → στη (sti, “to her”, feminine singular)
- σε (se) + την (tin) → στην (stin, “to her”, feminine singular with final n)
- σε (se) + τις (tis) → στις (stis, “to them”, feminine plural)
- σε (se) + το (to) → στο (sto, “to the”, neutral singular & colloquially: also masculine singular)
- σε (se) + τον (ton) → στον (ston, “to him”, masculine singular with final n)
- σε (se) + τους (tous) → στους (stous, “to them”, masculine plural)
σε + article in genitive case is always combined as follows:
Further reading
[edit]- σε, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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