In Greek adjectives are also divided in three grammatical gender. Below you will find the most common suffixes:
masculine Nominative singular: -ος, -ας, -ης Nominative plural: -οι, -ες feminine Nominative singular: -η, -α Nominative plural: -ες neuter Nominative singular : -ύ Nominative plural: -ιά
💡 Examples: masculine Nominative singular: καλός (good) Nominative plural: καλοί (good) feminine Nominative singular : καλή (good) Nominative plural: αλές neuter Nominative singular : καλό (good) Nominative plural: καλά
Adjectives are always determined by the reference word (the noun) its case, number and gender. This applies to adjectives located before or after the noun. Commonly adjectives are located before the reference word.
Singular ένας ψηλός άντρας – a tall man μία όμορφη γυναίκα – a beautiful woman ένα κόκκινο αυτοκίνητο – a red car
Plural ψηλοί άντρες – tall men όμορφες γυναίκες – beautiful women (pl) κόκκινα αυτοκίνητα – red cars
Adjectives still refer to the reference word (noun), if a verb is positioned in between.
Ο Γιάννης είναι πολύ ψηλός – Giannis is very tall. Η θάλασσα είναι κρύα – The sea is cold. Το παράθυρο είναι κλειστό – The window is closed.
There are also further adjective suffixes: masculine Singular: -ύς Plural: -ιοί feminine Singular: -ιά Plural: -ιές neuter Singular: -ύ Plural: -ιά
💡 Examples: masculine Singular: πλατύς δρόμος – broad street Plural: πλατιοί δρόμοι – broad streets feminine Singular: πλατιά θάλασσα – broad sea Plural: πλατιές θάλασσες – broad seas neuter Singular: πλατύ μέτωπο – wide forehead Plural: πλατιά μέτωπα – wide foreheads
The adjective „many/much" is declined irregular in singular and plural. The masculine and neuter endings are -λυς (masculine) und -λυ (neuter). The feminine suffix is -λλή.
Singular πολύς ύπνος – much sleep πολλή ζάχαρη – much sugar πολύ νερό – much water
Plural πολλοί άνθρωποι – many people πολλές ερωτήσεις – many questions πολλά νησιά – many isles