υπάρχει υπάρχουν

There Is and There Are

Level 1Sounds Like ypárchei ypárchoun

Υπάρχει presents one existing thing and υπάρχουν presents more than one.

How It Works

Υπάρχει presents one existing thing and υπάρχουν presents more than one.

The noun phrase is a subject and takes nominative agreement. Greek can also use είναι in a suitable location or presentation context, so υπάρχει is not a mandatory translation of every there is.

GreekMeaning
Υπάρχει χρόνος.There is time.
Υπάρχει ένα σπίτι.There is a house.
Υπάρχουν παιδιά.There are children.

Examples (3)

  1. Υπάρχει χρόνος.

    There is time.

  2. Υπάρχει ένα σπίτι.

    There is a house.

  3. Υπάρχουν παιδιά.

    There are children.

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υπάρχει υπάρχουνLevel 1There Is and There Are

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Recognize a finite be-clause and its subject before presenting existence or describing a past state.

Words in This Pattern

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