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: πατρίδι πολεμίῳ
RG Unit 1 random feminine noun phrase: σωτηρία φίλη
RG Unit 1 random masculine noun phrase: ναύτης φίλος
RG Unit 1 random neuter noun phrase: ἔργον καλόν
RG Unit 2 random feminine noun phrase: νίκη βεβαία
RG Unit 2 random masculine noun phrase: πόλεμος ὅσος
RG Unit 1&2 random neuter noun phrase: ἐμπόριον ὅσον
RG Unit 3 random feminine noun phrase: θύρα δεινή
RG Unit 3 random masculine noun phrase: λόγος ἄλλος
RG Unit 3 random neuter noun phrase: πυρὰ ἄλλα
RG Unit 4 random feminine noun phrase: γυνὴ ὀρθή
RG Unit 4 random masculine noun phrase: πρέσβυς ὀρθός
RG Unit 4 random neuter noun phrase: ἄστυ ὀλίγον
RG Unit 5 random feminine noun phrase: αἰτία σοφή
RG Unit 5 random masculine noun phrase: βίος δίκαιος
RG Unit 5 random neuter noun phrase: χρέος δίκαιον
RG Unit 6 random feminine noun phrase: φροντὶς ἀμαθής
RG Unit 6 random masculine noun phrase: ποὺς δεξιός
RG Unit 6 random neuter noun phrase: χωρίον ἄγροικον
RG Unit 7 random feminine noun phrase: δόξα ὑμετέρα
RG Unit 7 random masculine noun phrase: ποιήτης ἀνδρεῖος
RG Unit 7 random neuter noun phrase: κτῆμα ἀνδρεῖον
RG Unit 8 random feminine noun phrase: ἀγορὰ χείρων
RG Unit 8 random masculine noun phrase: ῥήτωρ βελτίων
RG Unit 8 random neuter noun phrase: δικαστήριον δεξιόν
RG Unit 9 random feminine noun phrase: γραφὴ μιαρά
RG Unit 9 random masculine noun phrase: ἡμίονος ὕστερος
RG Unit 9 random neuter noun phrase: μέρος τοιοῦτον
RG Unit 10 random feminine noun phrase: φύλαξ ἀμελής
RG Unit 9&10 random masculine noun phrase: μάρτυς ποῖος;
RG Unit 10 random neuter noun phrase: τεῖχος μηδέν
2. prepositional phrase: κατὰ νεκρῶν ἀγαθῶν
3. irregular comparative phrase: πράγματος ὀλιγωτέρου οἰκήσεως (inflected noun + comparative adjective + genitive of comparison)
4. simple finite phrase: φίλος καθεύδοιμι (nominative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
5. simple imperative phrase: ὦ δίκη δίωκε! (vocative noun + imperative)
6. transitive phrase: βάρβαρος χρέα σῴζῃς. (nominative noun + accusative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
7. indirect command phrase: στρατιὰν βοᾶν κωλύσουσι(ν) (accusative noun + infinitive, present only + verb of command, indicative only)
8. masc. sing. appellative clause: νεανίας ὃς ἔσται
9. fem. sing. appellative clause: δούλη σὺ ἴσθι

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 middle future complete aspect optative of λαμβάνω
9. participle: αἴρω in the simple aspect active masculine vocative singular
10. infinitive: φέρω in the complete aspect passive

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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