Nominative Case
The nominative case for subjects
Can use nouns in the nominative case as sentence subjects
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Ο δάσκαλος μιλάει.
The teacher speaks.
Τα παιδιά παίζουν.
The children play.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Nominative Case
The nominative is the dictionary form — used for subjects. Key endings shown in the main content table.
English nouns don't change for case. In Greek, endings change — the nominative is the base/dictionary form used for subjects.
Ο δάσκαλος μιλάει.
The teacher speaks.
ο δάσκαλος (masc. -ος) is nominative — the subject.
Τα παιδιά παίζουν.
The children play.
τα παιδιά — neuter plural nominative (παιδί → παιδιά).
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises