για + accusative

Για for for

Level 1Sounds Like gia

Για takes the accusative and can mark purpose, benefit or the topic of a conversation.

How It Works

Για takes the accusative and can mark purpose, benefit or the topic of a conversation.

An English phrase with for does not always use για. Learn the whole Greek expression; before a clause, για να introduces purpose rather than a noun object.

GreekMeaning
για σέναfor you
για το παιδίfor the child
για την πόληabout the city

Examples (3)

  1. για σένα

    for you

  2. για το παιδί

    for the child

  3. για την πόλη

    about the city

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για + accusativeLevel 1Για for for

Learn This First

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

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