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πρόθεση
intention /ˈpro.θe.si/
nounB1#1259 most common
Also: preposition (grammar term), prosthesis (medical device)
Example sentences
Έχω πρόθεση να μάθω ελληνικά.
I intend to learn Greek.
Ποια είναι η πρόθεσή σου;
What is your intention?
Δεν είχε καμία πρόθεση να σε πληγώσει.
He had no intention of hurting you.
Στη γραμματική, η πρόθεση "σε" δηλώνει τόπο ή χρόνο.
In grammar, the preposition "σε" shows place or time.
Η κυβέρνηση δήλωσε την πρόθεσή της να αυξήσει τον κατώτατο μισθό.
The government stated its intention to raise the minimum wage.
Η εκ προθέσεως βλάβη τιμωρείται αυστηρότερα από την αμέλεια.
Harm done with intent is punished more severely than negligence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η πρόθεση | οι προθέσεις |
| Genitive | της πρόθεσης | των προθέσεων |
| Accusative | την πρόθεση | τις προθέσεις |
| Vocative | πρόθεση | προθέσεις |
Word family
προθέτωto prepend, to attach in front
προθετικόςprosthetic, prefixed
πρόθεμαprefix (linguistics)
προθεσμίαdeadlineθέσηposition, stanceEtymology
Πρόθεση comes from the ancient verb τίθημι, meaning to place or set. The prefix πρό- means before or forth, so the word literally described a placing forward or a setting out. Over time this concrete sense of setting something out became abstract: what you set out to do, your intention. The same root gives Greek grammar its term for a preposition, a word set before another.
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