Hi Pablo,

Thank you for contacting us.

Please note that the genitive of τρένο is τρένου, so that sentence has an error. It should be: Ο σταθμός του τρένου.

To say them vice versa, or better inverted, you need to maintain the articles with their nouns in the case they are. For example:

[Το βιβλίο] [του δασκάλου]. > Του δασκάλου το βιβλίο.

[Ο σταθμός] [του τρένου]. > Του τρένου ο σταθμός.

However, this order is not the most natural one. It could be used in literature, for example, to sound more dramatic or in songs to make a line rhyme easier with another (a line ending in an /o/ sound instead of /u/.) In the first case, you could say the inverted sentence to emphasize that the book is the teacher's and not someone else's. For example:

― Αυτό το βιβλίο ποιανού είναι;

― Του δασκάλου το βιβλίο είναι.

All the best,

Stefania

Team GreekPod101.com

Hello,

Thanks for the lesson.

What is the difference between genetive cases here:

Το βιβλίο του δασκάλου.

Ο σταθμός του τρένο.

Why δάσκαλος has ου ending but τρένο doesn't?

Can I say them vice versa:

Το βιβλίο του δάσκαλος.

Ο σταθμός του τρένου.

Thank you.

Hi Lori,

Thank you for contacting us.

Ουρά does mean "tail" but it can be used figuratively to mean "queue" because people line up one behind the other forming some sort of tail-like pattern.

I suggest you use this online dictionary as a resource. It has lots of different meanings and examples for each entry so it's super useful and reliable:

https://bit.ly/3dDfFRb

Let us know if you have any other questions.

All the best,

Stefania

Team GreekPod101.com

I have a question on the following line: Έχει μεγάλη ουρά, και είναι νωρίς ακόμα.

When I try to practice it on my own I attempt to look at the English first and say the sentence. For the word "line" I used the word "γραμμή" but you have the word "ουρά". When I looked up that meaning of "ουρά" it has a definition of "tail" so I am confused on the usage.

Γεια σου Stephen,

Σου εύχομαι να πας μια μέρα!

Στεφανία

Team GreekPod101.com

Μου αρέσει πολύ τις cultural insights, μαθαίνω πάντα κάτι νέο για την Ελλάδα. θα ήθελα να πάω μια μέρα.

Hi Elias,

With pleasure!?

Stefania

Team GreekPod101.com

Thank you for the clear explanations Stefania. I appreciate them a lot. ❤️️❤️️❤️️???

Hi Elias,

The genitive case is the most difficult to master and also depending on the noun declension group, there might be some irregularities in the accentuation in the singular and plural. This lesson is not enough to learn to use the case, one needs to study each individual noun/adjective/pronoun/article group and those can be many!

Here's a grammar note about the case in general that might be helpful:

https://www.greekpod101.com/learningcenter/reference/grammar/8?

As for your sentences, the article before the word "book(s)" was always missing. Also mind the accentuation of the plural genitive "γυναικών". Below are the corrected sentences:

της γυναίκας το βιβλίο = the woman’s book

του δασκάλου το βιβλίο = the teacher’s book

του παιδιού το βιβλίο = the child’s book

της γυναίκας τα βιβλία = the woman’s books

How to say the women’s books ? (women is plural) > των γυναικών τα βιβλία

How to say the women’s book? ( book is singular) > των γυναικών το βιβλίο

Keep in mind that the most natural word order for a Greek speaker is the reversed (although both correct):

το βιβλίο της γυναίκας

το βιβλίο του δασκάλου

etc...

The word order of your sentences just puts more emphasis on whose book it is. It's like saying: It is the woman that the book belongs to.

Happy studying!

Stefania

Team GreekPod101.com

Hi Stefania,

The explanation of genitives are not so clear to understand in this lesson. I made some sentences by myself and i am not sure if they are correct. So please take a look at them and correct them if they are wrong.

της γυναίκας βιβλίο = the woman's book

του δασκάλου βιβλίο = the teacher's book

του παιδιού βιβλίο = the child's book

Των γυναίκων βιβλία = the woman's books

How to say the women's books ? (women is plural)

How to say the women's book? ( book is singular)

Thank you. :)