Ancient Greek phrase generator (beta version)

RANDOM PHRASES based on Reading Greek vocabulary Units 1–6
N.B. The computer code (PHP) will frequently create nonsense but every phrase or sentence should be grammatically correct.
N.B. Try translating any subjunctives or optatives with "may".

1. noun-phrase: ἄστεσι(ν) κακοδαίμοσιν
2. prepositional phrase: ὑπὲρ ἐμπόρια δεξιά
3. irregular comparative phrase: πράγματι ἀμείνονι πρέσβεων (inflected noun + comparative adjective + genitive of comparison)
4. simple finite phrase: χωρίον ἀποθνῃσκέτω (nominative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
5. simple imperative phrase: ὦ νίκη βοήθει! (vocative noun + imperative)
6. transitive phrase: πυρὰ παῖδας εἰδῇς. (nominative noun + accusative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
7. indirect command phrase: γείτονα δάκνειν κωλύεις (accusative noun + infinitive, present only + verb of command, indicative only)

suggested exercises
• insert correctly inflected forms of ὁ, οὗτος, ἐκεῖνος, or ὅδε (or try πᾶς, μέγας, πολύς, and αὐτός ipse)
• add correctly inflected forms of ὤν, ἰών, or εἰδώς
• change singulars to plural and vice versa
• convert transitive phrases into passive expressions

RANDOM VERB-FORMS of important verbs (ἄγω, αἴρω, αἱρέω, ἀλλάττω, βάλλω, δίδωμι, δουλόω, ἐλευθερόω, ἐρωτάω, ἔχω, ἵημι, ἵστημι, λαμβάνω, λέγω, λείπω, λύω, νομίζω, παύω, πέμπω, ποιέω, πράττω, στέλλω, τίθημι, τιμάω, τρέπω, φαίνω, φέρω)
N.B. It may help to read present for "continuous aspect", aorist for "simple aspect" and perfect for "complete aspect".

8. finite form: 1st person plural active future complete aspect optative of πράττω
9. participle: ἄγω in the simple aspect active feminine vocative dual
10. infinitive: αἱρέω in the future indeterminate aspect active

suggested exercises
• change the voice of the form
• change the aspect of the form
• change singulars into plural and vice versa
• try dual forms

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