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: πλήθεσι(ν) καλοῖς
RG Unit 1 random feminine noun phrase: γῆ κακή
RG Unit 1 random masculine noun phrase: ἄνθρωπος σῶος
RG Unit 1 random neuter noun phrase: ἔργον ἄριστον
RG Unit 2 random feminine noun phrase: ναυμαχία ἀγαθή
RG Unit 2 random masculine noun phrase: λόγος ὅσος
RG Unit 1&2 random neuter noun phrase: πλοῖον ὅσον
RG Unit 3 random feminine noun phrase: θυσία ναυτική
RG Unit 3 random masculine noun phrase: σωτὴρ δεινός
RG Unit 3 random neuter noun phrase: πυρὰ ναυτικά
RG Unit 4 random feminine noun phrase: οἴκησις ὀρθή
RG Unit 4 random masculine noun phrase: βωμὸς ὀλίγος
RG Unit 4 random neuter noun phrase: ἱερὸν ὀρθόν
RG Unit 5 random feminine noun phrase: διάνοια δικαία
RG Unit 5 random masculine noun phrase: νοῦς δίκαιος
RG Unit 5 random neuter noun phrase: χρέος σοφόν
RG Unit 6 random feminine noun phrase: σελήνη ἄγροικος
RG Unit 6 random masculine noun phrase: ἥλιος ἄγροικος
RG Unit 6 random neuter noun phrase: χωρίον ἧττον
RG Unit 7 random feminine noun phrase: διαβολὴ ὑμετέρα
RG Unit 7 random masculine noun phrase: ποιήτης ὑμέτερος
RG Unit 7 random neuter noun phrase: σημεῖον ἀνδρεῖον
RG Unit 8 random feminine noun phrase: ἐκκλησία μεγίστη
RG Unit 8 random masculine noun phrase: ἡγεμὼν μείζων
RG Unit 8 random neuter noun phrase: δικαστήριον χεῖρον
RG Unit 9 random feminine noun phrase: κατηγορία ἀμείνων
RG Unit 9 random masculine noun phrase: κύων ἥσυχος
RG Unit 9 random neuter noun phrase: παιδίον τοιοῦτο
RG Unit 10 random feminine noun phrase: γραῦς οἵα
RG Unit 9&10 random masculine noun phrase: ἄναξ μηδείς
RG Unit 10 random neuter noun phrase: δῶρον ἀμελές
2. prepositional phrase: ἀνὰ ἱκέταις ῥᾳδίοις
3. irregular comparative phrase: νίκην πλέονα φροντίδων (inflected noun + comparative adjective + genitive of comparison)
4. simple finite phrase: σπονδὴ ἐξέβαλλον (nominative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
5. simple imperative phrase: ὦ τάξι γίγνωσκε! (vocative noun + imperative)
6. transitive phrase: πόλεμος ναύτην ἐδουλοῦ. (nominative noun + accusative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
7. indirect command phrase: ναύτας τύπτειν κωλύετε (accusative noun + infinitive, present only + verb of command, indicative only)
8. masc. sing. appellative clause: τέκνον ὃς ἦν
9. fem. sing. appellative clause: πρύτανις ἣ ἐστιν

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 singular active continuous aspect optative of φαίνω
9. participle: αἱρέω in the simple aspect passive feminine genitive plural
10. infinitive: πράττω in the future 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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