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: δεξιᾷ μεγάλῃ
RG Unit 1 random feminine noun phrase: σωτηρία σώα
RG Unit 1 random masculine noun phrase: λέμβος ἄριστος
RG Unit 1 random neuter noun phrase: νεώριον φίλον
RG Unit 2 random feminine noun phrase: ἀπορία ὅση
RG Unit 2 random masculine noun phrase: πόλεμος πολέμιος
RG Unit 1&2 random neuter noun phrase: πλοῖον πολέμιον
RG Unit 3 random feminine noun phrase: οἰκία ναυτική
RG Unit 3 random masculine noun phrase: ἀνὴρ ναυτικός
RG Unit 3 random neuter noun phrase: πυρὰ πολλά
RG Unit 4 random feminine noun phrase: τάξις θνητή
RG Unit 4 random masculine noun phrase: γεωργὸς ὀλίγος
RG Unit 4 random neuter noun phrase: ἄστυ ὀρθόν
RG Unit 5 random feminine noun phrase: αἰτία αἰτια
RG Unit 5 random masculine noun phrase: υἱὸς ἡδύς
RG Unit 5 random neuter noun phrase: χρῆμα νέον
RG Unit 6 random feminine noun phrase: κεφαλὴ χρησίμη
RG Unit 6 random masculine noun phrase: ποὺς ἄγροικος
RG Unit 6 random neuter noun phrase: χωρίον ὁπόσον
RG Unit 7 random feminine noun phrase: φιλοσοφία ὑμετέρα
RG Unit 7 random masculine noun phrase: ποιήτης ὑμέτερος
RG Unit 7 random neuter noun phrase: κτῆμα ἀνδρεῖον
RG Unit 8 random feminine noun phrase: χεὶρ μεγίστη
RG Unit 8 random masculine noun phrase: χρόνος μείζων
RG Unit 8 random neuter noun phrase: πάθος μέγιστον
RG Unit 9 random feminine noun phrase: ἀπολογία δεινή
RG Unit 9 random masculine noun phrase: θεατὴς μέλας
RG Unit 9 random neuter noun phrase: δρᾶμα μέλαν
RG Unit 10 random feminine noun phrase: γραῦς μηδεμία
RG Unit 9&10 random masculine noun phrase: ἄναξ γλυκύς
RG Unit 10 random neuter noun phrase: δῶρον οἷος
2. prepositional phrase: περὶ ἐμπορίου κρείττονος
3. irregular comparative phrase: νεωρίοις ῥᾴοσι(ν) παιδὸς (inflected noun + comparative adjective + genitive of comparison)
4. simple finite phrase: πρεσβευτὴς διδασκέτω (nominative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
5. simple imperative phrase: ὦ βωμὲ ἄφελκε! (vocative noun + imperative)
6. transitive phrase: ποὺς ἀνομίαν φοβοίμην. (nominative noun + accusative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
7. indirect command phrase: παῖδας ἀναβαίνειν κελεύσω (accusative noun + infinitive, present only + verb of command, indicative only)
8. masc. sing. appellative clause: πρεσβευτὴς ὃς ἦν
9. fem. sing. appellative clause: παρθένος ἣ ἔσται

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 future continuous aspect indicative of φέρω
9. participle: δίδωμι in the future tense indeterminate aspect passive neuter genitive dual
10. infinitive: λαμβάνω 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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