Greek Adverbs
Learning the Greek Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Greek language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Greek.
Greek adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
Grammar Tips:
While in English adverbs are usually formed
by adding (-ly) to adjectives, in Greek many adverbs are formed
from adjectives, simply by changing the suffix -ος of the singular masculine form of adjectives to -α. Examples:
αργός (slow) becomes αργά (slowly)
τέλειος (perfect) becomes τέλεια (perfectly)
Other adverbs maintain the Ancient Greek
suffix –ως, for example: ακριβώς (exactly) εντελώς (totally).
Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Greek Adverbs |
| adverbs | epirrhmata - επιρρήματα |
| I read a book sometimes | diavazw ena vivlio merikes fores - διαβάζω ενα βιβλιο μερικές φορές |
| I will never smoke | Den tha kapnisw pote - Δεν θα καπνίσω ποτέ |
| are you alone? | eisai monos; - είσαι μόνος; |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adverbs in Greek has a logical pattern. Locate the Adverbs above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Greek.
List of Adverbs in Greek
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Greek placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Greek vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Greek Adverbs |
| adverbs of time | epirrhmata tou xronou - επιρρήματα του χρόνου |
| yesterday | exthes - εχθές |
| today | shmera - σήμερα |
| tomorrow | ayrio - αύριο |
| now | twra - τώρα |
| then | tote - τότε |
| later | argotera - αργότερα |
| tonight | apopse - απόψε |
| right now | twra - τώρα |
| last night | xthes to vrady - χθες το βράδυ |
| this morning | shmera to prwi - σήμερα το πρωί |
| next week | thn epomenh evdomada - την επόμενη εβδομάδα |
| already | hdh - ήδη |
| recently | prosfata - πρόσφατα |
| lately | teleftaia - τελευταία |
| soon | syntoma - σύντομα |
| immediately | amesws - αμέσως |
| still | akomh - ακόμη |
| yet | akomh - ακόμη |
| ago | prin - πριν |
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| adverbs of place | epirrhmata topou - επιρρήματα τόπου |
| here | edw - εδώ |
| there | ekei - εκεί |
| over there | ekei pera - εκεί πέρα |
| everywhere | pantoy - παντού |
| anywhere | opoudhpote - οπουδήποτε |
| nowhere | pouthena - πουθενά |
| home | spiti - σπίτι |
| away | makria - μακριά |
| out | eksw - έξω |
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| adverbs of manner | epirrhmata tou tropo - επιρρήματα του τρόπο |
| very | poly - πολύ |
| quite | arketa - αρκετά |
| pretty | arketa - αρκετά |
| really | pragmatika - πραγματικά |
| fast | grhgora - γρήγορα |
| well | kala - καλά |
| hard | sklhros - σκληρός |
| quickly | grhgora - γρήγορα |
| slowly | arga - αργά |
| carefully | prosektika - προσεκτικά |
| hardly | sxedon katholou - σχεδον καθόλου |
| barely | molis - μόλις |
| mostly | ws epi to pleiston - ως επί το πλείστον |
| almost | sxedon - σχεδόν |
| absolutely | apolytws - απολύτως |
| together | mazi - μαζί |
| alone | monos - μόνος |
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| adverbs of frequency | epirrhmata syxnothtas - επιρρήματα συχνότητας |
| always | pantote - πάντοτε |
| frequently | syxna - συχνά |
| usually | synhthws - συνήθως |
| sometimes | merikes fores - μερικές φορές |
| occasionally | eniote - ενίοτε |
| seldom | spaniws - σπανίως |
| rarely | sxedon pote - σχεδόν ποτέ |
| never | pote - ποτέ |
Adverbs of time place manner and frequency have a very important role in Greek, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Greek Adverbs, you might want to check the rest of our Greek lessons here: Learn Greek. Don't forget to bookmark this page.