"No, this is not my name."
Translation:Όχι αυτό δεν είναι το όνομά μου.
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The only difference was όνομά and όνομα (both correct). What effect does that one accent have?
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Έχω την ίδια ερώτηση... what is the difference with the double accent?
I swear whenever I try and answer this question, the order of the words changes.
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I have the same issue, just answered with the last "correct" order the app said and it was all turned around.
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Correct answer should be with 2 accents because of the "μου" at the end. Can someone confirm?
Yes, natives tend to pronounce it as a single word to make it flow better, both are correct but you'll sound more like a native if you pronounce it with the second accent
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Two stresses in one word. One stress in the same word elsewhere. It would mean two ways to say the same word for 'name'.
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το όνομά μου - Yes this happens when the word is long with an accent on the first syllable, and is followed by a possessive that has no accent and needs to be pronounced together, then a second accent on the last syllable is "necessary" to balance the ryhtm / breathing, otherwise it"s considered that it is too long without any accent. This rule comes from the ancient grec. see explanation "It occurs when a word is stressed on the antepenult (3rd syllable from the end), and an enclitic word follows it (see here for enclitic words). Examples with nouns: το πουκάμισό μου : my shirt (http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grstress.htm)
This phenomenon only occurs in words that are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable. In this case, it's "ό-νο-μα". Another example would be "ελέφαντας=elephant (ε-λέ-φα-ντας).
Let's see the difference:
Ο ελέφαντάς μου είπε...=My elephant said...
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Ο ελέφαντας μου είπε...=The elephant told me...
Hope it's clearer now ;)
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This is driving me crazy: when I use 1 stress on onoma it is wrong and using 2 stresses is also wrong.
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I understand that word αυτό is present in this sentece buτ is it necessary here? Can it be omitted?
