τον

See also: τόν and Appendix:Variations of "ton"

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τό (tó)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈton/
  • Homophone: των (ton)

Article

τον • (ton) m sg

  1. (definite) accusative masculine singular of ο (o) (the)

Usage notes
  • This form is used either when the following letter is a vowel or a plosive consonant (κ, ξ, π, τ, ψ, γκ, ντ, μπ)

Declension
The definite article
number singular plural
gender m f n m f n
nominative ο η το οι οι τα
genitive του της του των των των
accusative το(ν)* τη(ν)* το τους τις τα
* The final "ν" is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:
      κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ

1. Archaic forms are sometimes used in certain colloquial phrases, these include:
      τοις (tois), τας (tas)

Pronoun

τον • (ton) (weak personal)

  1. him  (3rd person masculine singular, accusative)

Synonyms
Third person forms
Number (style) singular (familiar) plural (formal)
strong weak strong weak
m f n m f n m f n m f n
nominative αυτός • αυτή • αυτό • τος • τη • το • αυτοί • αυτές • αυτά • τοι • τες • τα •
genitive αυτού • αυτής • αυτού • του • † της • † του • † αυτών • αυτών • αυτών • τους • † τους • † τους • †
accusative αυτόν • αυτήν • αυτό • τον • την • το • αυτούς • αυτές • αυτά • τους • τις •, τες •‡ τα •
  There is no 3rd person vocative case.
† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
‡ "τις" is used before a verb, "τες" after a verb..
  All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”).
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