Greek nouns, articles, pronouns and adjectives can have one of three genders. Greek nouns, and words associated with nouns such as articles, adjectives and pronouns, have gender. The Greek language uses three sets of definite articles for the . One set is used for masculine nouns, another set is used for feminine nouns and another set is used for neuter nouns. In contrast, the English language uses only one definite article for all nouns.
Greek verbs change ending depending on the verb person and number.
The ending of Greek verbs changes depending on who does the verb action. Specifically, the ending of Greek verbs changes with person and number. In contrast, English verbs do not change, except in the third person singular of some tenses, because personal pronouns are used to indicate the person and number. Click the Greek text to hear it pronounced. For example, English uses only one adjective to mean black.