ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Modern Greek grammar

Okay kiddo, so you know how you have to learn grammar in school to speak and write properly? The same thing goes for the Greek language. Greeks have their own set of rules for speaking and writing correctly, and it's called modern Greek grammar.

When you speak in Greek, you have to use different forms of words depending on who's speaking, who they're talking to, and when the action happened. For example, if you were telling your friend about something you did yesterday, you would use a different form of the verb than if you were talking about something that's happening right now.

Another important part of Greek grammar is the order of words in a sentence. In Greek, you could say "I love you" or "You love I," and the meaning would be the same. But in English, you would only say "I love you" because we have a fixed word order.

One thing that's different about Greek than some other languages is that every noun has a gender. So if you're talking about a boy, you would use a different form of the word than if you were talking about a girl or a thing.

Overall, modern Greek grammar is all about learning the proper forms of words and how to use them depending on the situation. It can be tricky, but with practice, anyone can learn to speak and write Greek like a pro!