Ancient Greek phrase generator (version 2, June 2016)

RANDOM NOUN AND VERB PHRASES based on Reading Greek vocabulary Units 1–10
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. RG Units 1-6 noun-phrase: βαρβάρων ἀμαθῶν
RG Unit 1 random feminine noun phrase: γῆ μώρα
RG Unit 1 random masculine noun phrase: λέμβος ἄριστος
RG Unit 1 random neuter noun phrase: νεώριον κακόν
RG Unit 2 random feminine noun phrase: ὁμόνοια πολεμία
RG Unit 2 random masculine noun phrase: λόγος βέβαιος
RG Unit 1&2 random neuter noun phrase: ἔργον ἀγαθόν
RG Unit 3 random feminine noun phrase: τέχνη ναυτική
RG Unit 3 random masculine noun phrase: ἀνὴρ ναυτικός
RG Unit 3 random neuter noun phrase: πυρὰ μεγάλα
RG Unit 4 random feminine noun phrase: πυρὰ εὔφρων
RG Unit 4 random masculine noun phrase: δαίμων εὔφρων
RG Unit 4 random neuter noun phrase: πρᾶγμα θνητόν
RG Unit 5 random feminine noun phrase: αἰτία βαθεῖα
RG Unit 5 random masculine noun phrase: λόγος αἴτιος
RG Unit 5 random neuter noun phrase: χρῆμα ὅλον
RG Unit 6 random feminine noun phrase: γνώμη ἄγροικος
RG Unit 6 random masculine noun phrase: δῆμος κρείττων
RG Unit 6 random neuter noun phrase: χωρίον ἄγροικον
RG Unit 7 random feminine noun phrase: διδάσκαλος ὑμετέρα
RG Unit 7 random masculine noun phrase: ποταμὸς ὑμέτερος
RG Unit 7 random neuter noun phrase: σημεῖον ἀνδρεῖον
RG Unit 8 random feminine noun phrase: εἰρήνη βελτίων
RG Unit 8 random masculine noun phrase: πολίτης πλέως
RG Unit 8 random neuter noun phrase: δικαστήριον ἑτοῖμον
RG Unit 9 random feminine noun phrase: κατηγορία ὑστέρα
RG Unit 9 random masculine noun phrase: θεατὴς τοιοῦτος
RG Unit 9 random neuter noun phrase: ὄνομα μέλαν
RG Unit 10 random feminine noun phrase: φύλαξ γλυκεῖα
RG Unit 9&10 random masculine noun phrase: θεατὴς μηδείς
RG Unit 10 random neuter noun phrase: δῶρον ποῖον;
2. prepositional phrase: κατὰ νυκτῶν βαρειῶν
3. irregular comparative phrase: νεωρίῳ μείονι Ἕλληνος (inflected noun + comparative adjective + genitive of comparison)
4. simple finite phrase: αἰτία διδάσκεις (nominative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
5. simple imperative phrase: ὦ αἰτία λάμβανε! (vocative noun + imperative)
6. transitive phrase: πρεσβευτὴς ἄνδρα ὀλοφύρομαι. (nominative noun + accusative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
7. indirect command phrase: Ἕλληνας σιωπᾶν κωλύσουσι(ν) (accusative noun + infinitive, present only + verb of command, indicative only)
8. masc. sing. appellative clause: παῖς ὃς ᾖ
9. fem. sing. appellative clause: δέσποινα σὺ εἴης

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: 2nd person plural active complete aspect imperative of δίδωμι
9. participle: ἐλευθερόω in the future tense indeterminate aspect passive neuter dative plural
10. infinitive: ἵστημι in the future complete 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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