Introduction#

A [[TODO|noun phrase]] comprises a nucleus and optional modifiers. The nucleus is one of the following:
- a [[../Nouns|noun]];
- a [[../Pronouns|pronoun]], except for a [[../Pronouns#Personal Pronouns|weak personal pronoun]]
- another word being treated as a noun.

Articles#

Similarly to the [[../../English/index|English]] articles "the" and "a(n)", [[../index|Modern Greek]] has a [[../Articles|definite article]] and an [[../Articles|indefinite article]].

These [[../Articles|articles]] must agree with the head of the noun phrase in [[TODO|gender]], [[TODO|case]] and [[TODO|number]].

Both [[../Articles|articles]] always precede the head of the noun phrase. When there are adjectives before the head, the articles also precede them. Articles are generally not used with [[TODO|determiners]] but there is one major exception. The [[../Articles|definite article]] is obligatory when a [[TODO|demonstrative determiner]] (αυτός, εκείνος, etc.) or the [[TODO|determiner]] όλος is modifying the head of the noun phrase and is placed after the [[TODO|determiner]]

The Definite Article#

Noun phrases which include the [[../Articles|definite article]] denote a specific items which have
already been mentioned, or are present before the participants in the conversation, or are
assumed by the speaker to be easily identifiable in some other way. Here is a list of situation when the [[../Articles|definite article]] is used:
- With proper names (names of people and places), heavenly bodies, parts of the day, days of the week, months, seasons and festivals, when referring to a known, specific thing.

• With abstract concepts.