τους

See also: τούς

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τούς (toús)

Article

τους • (tous) m pl

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

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)

Derived terms

Pronoun

τους • (tous) (weak personal and possessive forms)

  1. (personal): their  (3rd person masculine plural, genitive)
  2. (personal): their  (3rd person femine plural, genitive)
  3. (personal): their  (3rd person neuter plural, genitive)
  4. (personal): them  (3rd person masculine plural, accusative)
  5. (possessive): their (belonging to them)

Synonyms
  • (personal, masculine): αυτούς (aftoús) (strong form)
  • (personal, feminine): αυτές (aftés) (strong form)
  • (personal, neuter): αυτά (aftá) (strong form)
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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