Topic: Greek

"Whenever they see him, he is talking."

Translation:Όποτε αυτοί τον βλέπουν, αυτός μιλάει.

September 16, 2016

11 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/volkan.ers1

    Is this really wrong?: Όποτε του βλέπουν αυτός μηλάει.

    September 16, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/troll1995
    Mod

      Όποτε τον βλέπουν, αυτός μιλάει is the correct one. Τον is used for direct object "they see him-τον βλέπουν" whereas του for indirect object "they give him an apple-του δίνουν ένα μήλο

      September 16, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/LenaKoutis

        Is it more correct to use όποτε than όταν ?

        September 27, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/troll1995
        Mod

          Όποτε is whenever, όταν is when. So for the above sentence, the most appropriate translation is όποτε.

          September 27, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/blanketedinstars
          • 583

          Shouldn't αυτές work as well?

          October 27, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/G.Georgopoulos
          Mod

            Sure! Added, thank you!

            October 28, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/LenaKoutis

              Shouldn't it be όποτε αυτοί τον βλέπουν, αυτός μιλάει. ?

              January 5, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/Freleap
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              • 901

              how can you hear the difference between αυτοί and αυτή?

              March 5, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/troll1995
              Mod

                You cannot, if the word is on its own. But here it says "αυτοί τον βλέπουν" so it can't be αυτή because it would be "αυτή τον βλέπει"

                March 5, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/Freleap
                Plus
                • 901

                Thanks troll, I'd worked that one out but I'm more at the stage in Greek of trying to get to grips with pronunciaton.

                March 5, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/usernametoma

                  Why cant I "hide" the αυτοι?

                  May 8, 2019
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