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τός
there he is! /ˈtos/
particleB2#2229 most common
Also: here he is!, look — him!, got him!
Example sentences
Νάτος ο μπαμπάς!
There's dad!
Πού είναι ο σκύλος; — Νάτος, κάτω απ' το τραπέζι!
Where's the dog? — There he is, under the table!
Τον περιμέναμε ώρα και ξαφνικά, τος στην πόρτα!
We'd been waiting for him for ages and suddenly, there he is at the door!
Μόλις είπαμε τ' όνομά του, τος που εμφανίστηκε μπροστά μας.
As soon as we said his name, there he appeared right in front of us.
Όλοι περίμεναν τον πρωθυπουργό· άνοιξε η πόρτα και — τος, χαμογελαστός.
Everyone was waiting for the prime minister; the door opened and — there he was, all smiles.
Όποτε νομίζεις ότι τον ξεφορτώθηκες, τος ξανά, πιο επίμονος από ποτέ, σαν κακό ριζικό που δεν λέει να σε αφήσει.
Whenever you think you've got rid of him, there he is again, more persistent than ever, like an ill fate that won't let go of you.
Word family
νάτοςthere he is! (να + τος)
τηthere she is! (fem.)
τοthere it is! (neut.)
νάτοιthere they are! (masc. pl.)
νάτεςthere they are! (fem. pl.)
Etymology
The colloquial deictic 'τος' belongs to the pointing set 'τος / τη / το', used to single someone or something out in speech. It continues the ancient Greek demonstrative-article stem *to- (seen in the neuter article 'τό' and the Doric masculine nominative 'τός'). In everyday speech it most often fuses with the presentative 'να' to give 'νάτος' ('there he is!'). It is thus a deictic particle, not a true noun.
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