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Noun Categories: n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 n9 n10 n11
The vocabulary presented here has been selected completely subjectively according to what I think could be useful in writing stories.
Scenario 1.) Classroom setting with teacher and student |
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man ἄνθρωπος, house οἴκος, bread ἄρτος, pen κάλαμος, stomach στόμαχος, eye ὀφθαλμός, argument διαλογισμός, slave δοῦλος
can ‘teacher’ be made feminine? philosopher? |
| verbs | teach, write, see, know, am/are/is, question, answer, ask,
come, go, eat put, take, must, seek, send, call, eat, find, wish, can do, come out, know, believe, take, speak, give, hear, make, become or be, have |
| adj | big small good |
| prep. | about, at, in, into |
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Senario 2.) farmer who has vineyard, sheep, servants. |
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| nouns | wine, garden, seed (kokkos/sporos),
branch, grain, harvest, olive oil, farm, rain, rainstorm, year,
location,
neighbor, gardener, hired laborer, fellow worker, servant, vinedresser, lamb, horse, camel |
| verbs | reap/gather/harvest, grow |
Senario 3.) fishing on a lake |
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n9: lake, wind, sun, wave n10: sand; seashore (ἄμμος), island (νῆσος), coastal district (παράλιος) |
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Selected n10 feminine nouns:
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| Personal names | Because nouns from this group decline the same as n9 nouns except that they take a feminine article, you can actually use vocabulary from n9 as well. There are no personal names in this category. Masculine names should be taken from n9 and feminine names from n1, n2 or n3 |
| Place names | Ἄζωτος Azotus Αἴγυπτος Egypt Δαμασκός Damascus Ἔφεσος Ephesus Κνίδος Cnidus Κόρινθος Corinth Κύπρος Cyprus Μίλητος Miletus Πάφος Paphos Πέργαμος Pergamum Ῥόδος Rhodes Σάμος Samos Ταρσός Tarsus Τύρος Tyre Χίος Chios |
| nouns | grapevine ἄμπελος wine press ληνός island νῆσος sand; seashore ἄμμος coastal district παράλιος surrounding region, neighborhood περίχωρος stick, staff, rod; scepter ῥάβδος path, pathway τρίβος way, road; journey; way of life, conduct; ὁδός book; record βίβλος disease, illness νόσος |
| verbs | walk |
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| story 1 | Peter is from Cyprus. Cyrpus is an island. Peter is walking on a path to the seashore. The path is bad. He has a staff. Peter's staff is strong. His staff is good. Peter arrives at the seashore. The seashore (sand) is white and beautiful. Peter sees John. Hello John, says Peter. Hello Peter, says John. John is from the neighborhood (surrounding region). John has a wine press. Peter gives his staff to John. John gives his bread to Peter. |
