κάποιος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κἄν (kán, “if, even if”) + ποῖος (poîos, “what nature”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.pços/
  • Hyphenation: κά‧ποιος

Pronoun

κάποιος • (kápoios) m  a specific indefinite pronoun and determiner

  1. someone, somebody (substantivally; as a pronoun)
    Κάποιος σε πήρε τηλέφωνο. ― Kápoios se píre tiléfono. ― Someone phoned you.
    Κάποιος έρχεται ― Kápoios érchetai ― someone’s coming
    Είδα κάποιον να έρχεται ― Eída kápoion na érchetai ― I saw someone coming.
  2. some (adjectivally; as a determiner)
    κάποιο βιβλίο ― kápoio vivlío ― some book
    κάποια δασκάλα ― kápoia daskála ― some teacher

Declension

Further reading

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