τους

See also: τούς

Greek

Etymology

Article

τους • (tous)

(definite) masculine accusative plural of ο (o, “the”)

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)

Derived terms

σε (se) + τους (tous) giving στους (stous)

Pronoun

τους • (tous) (weak personal and possessive forms)

(personal): their (3rd person masculine plural, genitive)
(personal): their (3rd person feminine plural, genitive)
(personal): their (3rd person neuter plural, genitive)
(personal): them (3rd person masculine plural, accusative)
(possessive): their (belonging to them)

Synonyms

(personal, masculine): αυτούς (aftoús) (strong form)
(personal, feminine): αυτές (aftés) (strong form)
(personal, neuter): αυτά (aftá) (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”).