"Οι άντρες είναι δικοί μας."
Translation:The men are ours.
40 CommentsThis discussion is locked.
"δικοί" is the masculine plural. If you are on the web you can check the Tips & notes found on the home page...look for the light bulb. Otherwise, try here. Actually, this is a very good site you should bookmark.
More or less, it's the difference between
μας = our vs. δικοί μας = ours/our own
Yes, exactly, however, we are also accepting "They are our men" as an alternative.
You are all my guys! Thank you So much! I am learning a lot and really having fun.
The two greatest ideas I'd every want to hear on Duo: "learning and having fun." Thank you so much.
Is άνδρες not the same as άντρες in this sentence? I thought they were interchangeable spelling variations.
Yes, they are the same and should be accepted only some areas of duo won't accept them it's a kind of glitch. Was this on the web or Android and where was it :Strengthen skills, etc?
I am= είμαι, you are=είσαι, he/she/it =είναι, we are =είμαστε, you are= είσαστε, they are= είναι (αυτοί είναι)
So here it needs to be είναι. They are.
That doesn't translate what the Greek says which is simply "are ours". We might think of it as "belonging" but as a true translation only "are" is possible.
"The men belong to us." is "Οι άντρες ανήκουν σε εμάς.
'The men are ourselves'? (Is that correct grammatically, I'm not sure.) It would be Οι άνδρες είμαστε εμείς.
I'm trying to imagine where we would use that in either language.
"There are men working on this project."
"Really who are those men?
"The men are ourselves.".
It seems so odd but not incorrect that I can't understand where it would be used.
Are our own what? I didn't realize the utility of this phrase in a real situation.
I suspect you meant δική as δικι is not a word; δικοί is the masculine plural form of the possessive pronoun δικός/δική/δικό.
Read the tips on the possessive pronouns here https://www.duolingo.com/skill/el/Possessives/tips-and-notes. If you don't have access to the tips, I suggest you stop using the app and switch to the Duolingo desktop version. ;)
Really hard to hear the difference between δική and δικοί. Like if I think for more than a second it's obviously δικοί to work with the sentence, but thats not what my listening brain typed out
"'δική" and "δικοί" sound exactly the same and we don't use them for Listening exercises unless it's clear which is meant. But here you have..."Οι άντρες" and yes it is challenging to remember that if it's a plural subject you need "δικοί".
Only through context. The expression "ο άντρας μου" most often means "husband" and "ή γυναίκα μου" means wife. For this sentence you can't be sure...it could mean "the men in our company, on our team etc"
You should bookmark and make it a habit to use these:
TIPS TO MAKE LEARNING EASIER and EFFECTIVE + HOW TO REPORT A PROBLEM
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/22424028
they will help you:
1.Find the correct translation (Drop Down Hints)
2 find explanations for grammar and vocabulary....(Tips & notes) 3 Show you what to do if your sentence is rejected or you have another problem.
Also, check out the Greek Forum with many more resources…... https://forum.duolingo.com/topic/936
**Please do not post comments about rejected sentences if you have not first made a REPORT.
It sounds correct. You can try this link with native Greek speakers.
165
I see that some people are using the pronounciation ándras instead of ádras for άντρας. Are both of them correct? Is one of them more popular than the other?