Articles (A, An, & The) In Greek ( Eλληνικα )? ( ; )?

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Articles (A, An, & The) In Greek ( Eλληνικα )? ( ; )

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How is one to know when to use η or στιν in front of feminine nouns?
Is there a specific rule?

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Answer 1

i (the first one you mention) just means "the" while stin (a contraction of se tin) means "in the, on the, at the" (depending on the rest of the sentence of course). If you mean the difference between i and tin, which I think you do, i is when the word is the subject of the sentence (I Athina ine poli orea) as opposed to the object (direct, indirect, of a prepositional phrase, etc) Boroume na pyoume s'tin Athina. Sorry about the lack of Greek text.

Answer 2

These articles vary, for in Greek nouns have genuses.
An apple=ena meelo. A hen=mia cota. A driver=enas odhighos.
There is masculin, feminin and neutrum to people and animals +
/or matter.
Now regarding to feminine nouns, h is used when you refer to her
or you talk about her or you point at her. Here's mom=na h mana moo. But when the action goes to her: look at my mom=keeta thn
mana moo. I want her= thn thelo.My mom is young= h mana moo
eene nea. Now, sthn=to her, at her,on her....! It is an abbrv.of ees
thn=sthn.On her laps=sta podhia ths, on her belly=sthn keelia ths. Give it to mom=dosto sthn mana. It implies a direct action going to her. Come to the beach=ela sthn paralia. Pull over=kane sthn akrh. Hope I 've been of some help to you, so far!
Ciao.........John-John.
Ciao.......John-John.