στον στην στο

Contracting Σε with Articles

Level 1Sounds Like ston stēn sto

Σε combines with the definite articles to form στον, στην or στη, and στο.

How It Works

Σε combines with the definite articles to form στον, στην or στη, and στο.

The contraction is written as one word. Its gender and case come from the following noun, while the verb and context show whether it means at, in, to or another relation.

GreekMeaning
στο σπίτιat home
στην πόληin the city
στον φίλοto the friend

Examples (3)

  1. στο σπίτι

    at home

  2. στην πόλη

    in the city

  3. στον φίλο

    to the friend

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στον στην στοLevel 1Contracting Σε with Articles

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Recognize σε and the accusative before reading its one-word combination with a definite article.

Words in This Pattern

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