Χαίρετε!
I'm in the beginning stages of learning Greek at the moment, and I've come across something that confuses me a bit. I've tried to find an answer on Google, but am having trouble finding any results.
In Athenaze, I keep seeing τί with the acute accent preserved, whereas I was under the impression that acutes change to graves when they precede another word.
Ex. :
"τί λέγεις, ὦ θύγατερ; [...]"
"τί ποιεῖτε, ὦ δοῦλοι;"
So is it the case that all interrogatives function this way? Just "τί"?
Any help in my understanding this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
τἰ and accent rules
-
- Textkit Neophyte
- Posts: 55
- Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:13 am
- Location: Vratislavia
Re: τἰ and accent rules
"τί" is an exception to the general rule of acutes becoming graves and so keeps it's accent unchanged.