από + accusative

Από for from

Level 1Sounds Like apó

Από takes an accusative phrase and often marks source or starting point.

How It Works

Από takes an accusative phrase and often marks source or starting point.

It can also mean from, by or than in other constructions. These examples teach origin and movement away; a single English preposition cannot cover every use.

GreekMeaning
από την Αθήναfrom Athens
από το σπίτιfrom the house
από έναν φίλοfrom a friend

Examples (3)

  1. από την Αθήνα

    from Athens

  2. από το σπίτι

    from the house

  3. από έναν φίλο

    from a friend

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από + accusativeLevel 1Από for from

Learn This First

Recognize the accusative role before reading an object article, a prepositional phrase or an object pronoun.

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