Όποιος μένει μακριά από το πανεπιστήμιο, παίρνει το τρένο κάθε πρωί.

to live

Breakdown of Όποιος μένει μακριά από το πανεπιστήμιο, παίρνει το τρένο κάθε πρωί.

• από: from
• παίρνω: to take
• μακριά: far

Questions & Answers about Όποιος μένει μακριά από το πανεπιστήμιο, παίρνει το τρένο κάθε πρωί.

What exactly does Όποιος mean here? Is it more like whoever, anyone who, or just who?

Όποιος is an indefinite relative pronoun.

In this sentence it means:

• whoever
• or anyone who

So Όποιος μένει μακριά από το πανεπιστήμιο ≈ Whoever lives far from the university / Anyone who lives far from the university.

It does not just mean a simple who (like in the man who…). It introduces a general rule that applies to any person meeting that condition.

Why is it Όποιος (masculine) and not something neutral like in English whoever?

In Greek, these pronouns agree in gender and number with the (often implied) noun.

Here the implied word is ο άνθρωπος (the person, masculine), so we use masculine:

• όποιος – masculine singular (here: any person who)
• όποια – feminine singular
• όποιο – neuter singular
• όσοι – masculine plural (all those who)
• όσες – feminine plural
• όσα – neuter plural

In everyday speech, όποιος is often used in a generic, neutral way (like English whoever), even if the actual person might be female. Context supplies the real-world gender.

If I’m talking specifically about women, would I change Όποιος?