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Gender

This lesson introduces the idea that words can be divided into three different categories, called genders.

Categorizing words (nouns) into genders.

Watch this video which introduces the idea that words can be divided into different categories.

Revise the words that fit in the masculine category. These words take ὁ and usually end with the -ος ending. People, animals, and things can belong to the masculine category.

Revise these words that fit in the feminine category. These words take always take the ἡ, and often end with either the -α or -η ending.

Revise these words that fit in the neuter category. These words usually have the -ον ending.

Revise the following words that take either ὁ or ἡ depending on the natural gender of the person.

Practice reading each sentence out loud until you can read them comfortably with understanding.

  1. ὁ Πέτρος περιπατεῖ.
  2. ὁ Πέτρος τρέχει.
  3. ἡ Μαρία περιπατεῖ.
  4. ἡ Μαρία τρέχει.
  5. ὁ ἀνὴρ λέγει.
  6. ἡ γυνὴ γρἀφει.
  7. ὁ ἀνὴρ γράφει.
  8. ἡ γυνὴ λέγει.
  9. ὁ Πέτρος καὶ ἡ Μαρία περιπατοῦσιν.
  10. ὁ ἀνὴρ και ἡ γυνὴ λέγουσιν.
  11. ὁ Δαυίδ γράφει.
  12. ὁ ἀδελφὸς καὶ ἡ ἀδελφὴ περιπατούσιν.
  13. ὁ διδάσκαλος καὶ ἡ διδάσκαλος λέγουσιν.
  14. ὁ παῖς καὶ ἡ παῖς τρέχουσιν.
  15. ὁ διδάσκαλος καὶ ἡ διδάσκαλος γράφουσιν.

Can you remember which article (ὁ, ἡ, or τό) belongs to which word that appears in this lesson? Test your memory using this practice quiz.

Self-Evaluation

In this lesson we learnt that Koine Greek words are categorized according to grammatical gender. Pay attention to the gender of words as you learn and revise your vocabulary.

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