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10. Monosyllabic words receive no accent however there
are exceptions.
11. Exception to Rule 10. The word OR so that it can
be differentiated from the article (see rule 3 above)
Examples: ,
12. Exception to Rule 10. The interrogative (questioning)
word meaning ; (where?)
Examples: ; .
Do not confuse with the word meaning which for
example: . .
.
13. Exception to Rule 10. The interrogative (questioning)
word ; (How?)
Examples: ; ; ;
Do not confuse with the word meaning that for example
.
.
14. Exception to Rule 10. The weak pronoun forms ,
, , , , , , , , , ONLY take
an accent in cases of ambiguity.
Examples: = My father spoke
as opposed to
= My father spoke to me.
15. Exception to Rule 10. Monosyllabic words
pronounced as one unit with the verb forms (I go out),
(I find), , (I go in), ( I come) in any
person or number take an accent when the verb itself is
unstressed in pronunciation and its stress passes to the
previous monosyllable.
Examples: becomes (pronounced
THArthi) as opposed to (pronounced
tharTHI). Also
becomes (poetic license as
in the poem by Cavafys
Eleni Elefterias-Kostakidis
(Based on the work of Dr Alfred Vincent)
2015
Examples: .
K (I make fun of) becomes
(I made fun
of in the past tense).