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τί

what /ti/

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Also: which

Example sentences

Τί κάνεις;
What are you doing?
Τί είναι αυτό;
What is this?
Ξέρεις τί θέλει;
Do you know what he/she wants?
Μπορείς να μου πεις τί είναι το βιβλίο;
Can you tell me what the book is about?
Τί θα κάνουμε το Σαββατοκύριακο;
What will we do this weekend?
Δεν καταλαβαίνω τί εννοείς με αυτό.
I don't understand what you mean by that.

Word family

τίποταnothing
τιsomething
τιςwho, whom

Etymology

The Modern Greek word 'τί' meaning 'what' originates from the Ancient Greek 'τί'. This, in turn, comes from the Proto-Hellenic '*tis', which is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root '*kʷis', a pronoun used to form questions about identity or nature.

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