την

See also: τήν

Greek

Alternative forms

τη (ti)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τήν (tḗn).

Article

την • (tin)

(definite) feminine accusative singular of ο (o, “the”)

Usage notes

This form is only used when the following letter is a vowel or a plosive consonant (viz. κ, ξ, π, τ, ψ, γκ, ντ, μπ)

Declension

The definite article
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ο (o)	η (i)	το (to)	οι (oi)	οι (oi)	τα (ta)
genitive	του (tou)	της (tis)	του (tou)	των (ton)	των (ton)	των (ton)
accusative	το(ν) (to(n)) ¹	τη(ν) (ti(n)) ¹	το (to)	τους (tous)	τις (tis)	τα (ta)

1. The final ν is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:
κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ
Archaic forms used in certain fixed phrases: τοις (tois), τας (tas)

Related terms

σε (se) + την (tin) giving στην (stin)

Pronoun

την • (tin) (weak personal)

her (3rd person feminine singular, accusative)

Synonyms

αυτήν (aftín) (strong form)

Related terms

Third person pronouns

	singular (familiar)
	strong			weak
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	αυτός (aftós)	αυτή (aftí)	αυτό (aftó)	τος (tos)	τη (ti)	το (to)
genitive	αυτού (aftoú)	αυτής (aftís)	αυτού (aftoú)	του (tou) ^†	της (tis) ^†	του (tou) ^†
accusative	αυτόν (aftón)	αυτήν (aftín)	αυτό (aftó)	τον (ton)	την (tin)	το (to)

	plural (formal)
	strong			weak
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	αυτοί (aftoí)	αυτές (aftés)	αυτά (aftá)	τοι (toi)	τες (tes)	τα (ta)
genitive	αυτών (aftón)	αυτών (aftón)	αυτών (aftón)	τους (tous) ^†	τους (tous) ^†	τους (tous) ^†
accusative	αυτούς (aftoús)	αυτές (aftés)	αυτά (aftá)	τους (tous)	τις, τες (tis, tes) ^‡	τα (ta)

There is no 3rd person vocative case.
† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
‡ τις (tis) is used before a verb, τες (tes) after a verb..
All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”).