"Αυτή την φορά."

[TomakoC]

I understand the inclusion of the article but not 100% on why it is the accusative form of the article.

I would have thought the time it is the subject of the sentence and would have written it αυτή η φορά if left to my own devices.

[nacreousnereid]

I thought the same as well. My guess is that it's said with την because it's easier to separate the vowels. But I think you're still right.

[paul448352]

I don't understand the "την" in the question?

[D_..]

You cannot just use the demonstrative pronoun αυτός/ή/ό without the definite article. It's just a language particularity... of the English language that it doesn't use it too! :P

Edit: To the contributors, if one of the two final ν's is needed, it's the other one: "Αυτήν τη φορά". I have to admit it looks a bit weird in the pronoun but that's how it should be; the second is optional, depending on when someone was at school (currently it's taught to be dropped).

[papageorge20]

The -ν of the fem. article τη(ν) and pronoun αυτή(ν) was always taught to be dropped. A recent adjustment was made concerning the masc. article τον.

[D_..]

This is what is currently taught: αυτή(ν), τη(ν), in written speech. The -ν is not dropped from the pronoun, that's why the parenthesis is there. But as I mentioned, it all depends on when you went to school!

[papageorge20]

I guess my comment was a bit vague. Here I have included both your link's rules and the previous ones.

[D_..]

Yes, I know what you mean now. To make matters worse I've just found that the rules for -ν are different in the primary and the junior high grammar books! It is to be dropped before τσ, τζ in primary but resurfaces when you're older apparently...

[nacreousnereid]

Funnily enough I said "she is wearing it" - I did see this sentence in the Adverbs section, so I understand why it's marked wrong initially, but is it not still technically correct?

[troll1995]

Well, she is wearing it (when it is a feminine object like ζακέτα for example) is correct technically. :)

[adegreeoffreedom]

Φορά και όχι φοράει

[pkaragoulis]

Γιατί "Αυτή την φορά" και όχι "Αυτή η φορά";

[nacreousnereid]

I always think of it as "this, the time" (like in The Godfather - "on this, the day of my daughter's wedding") and not "this, a time"

[pkaragoulis]

"η" is the nominative feminine definite article (i.e. "the"), so it would still be "This, the time", as you said. My question is why is it "την" (accusative) and not "η" (nominative).

[nacreousnereid]

Ah I misinterpreted you, sorry about that - I never really questioned it, but maybe it's to separate the vowel sounds. Much easier to say αυτή την than αυτή η. I know many languages insert a consonant for convenience like that, Greek included. Maybe a mod can confirm if that's the case here