που

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See also: πού and ποῦ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

See ποῦ (poû).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

που (pou)

  1. (enclitic) anywhere, somewhere
  2. possibly, perhaps
  3. about, approximately

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Etymology

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Conjunction

που (pou)

  1. that
    χαίρομαι που σε βλέπω ξανά
    chaíromai pou se vlépo xaná
    I am glad to see you again
    (literally, “that I see you again”)

Pronoun

που (pou) (indeclinable)  relative pronoun

  1. that, who, whom, which
    Ο άνθρωπος που είδα στο δρόμο ήταν ένας παλιός μου φίλος.
    O ánthropos pou eída sto drómo ítan énas paliós mou fílos.
    The man whom I saw on the road was an old friend.
  2. where
    το μέρος που μεγάλωσα
    to méros pou megálosa
    the place where I grew up
  • πού; (poú;, where?, adverb - interrogative)
  • ποιος (poios, who, interrogative)
  • πουθενά (pouthená, nowhere, anywhere)