Breakdown of Αρκετοί άνθρωποι περιμένουν στη στάση τώρα.
τώρα
now
σε
at
περιμένω
to wait
ο άνθρωπος
the person
Questions & Answers about Αρκετοί άνθρωποι περιμένουν στη στάση τώρα.
What does Αρκετοί mean here?
Αρκετοί means several, quite a few, or a fair number of.
In this sentence, Αρκετοί άνθρωποι means several people or quite a few people.
A useful comparison:
- αρκετοί = several / quite a few
- πολλοί = many
So αρκετοί usually suggests a noticeable number, but not necessarily a very large one.
Why is it άνθρωποι and not άνθρωπος?
Because the sentence is talking about more than one person.
- άνθρωπος = person / human
- άνθρωποι = people
Here, άνθρωποι is the nominative plural form, because it is the subject of the sentence.
This is an important noun to memorize because the plural is not formed in the most basic regular way.
Why is there no word for are in the sentence?
In Greek, the verb itself usually already includes the idea of am / is / are through its ending.
Here:
- περιμένουν = they wait / they are waiting
So Greek does not need a separate word like English are.
The ending -ουν tells you the subject is they.
Why is the verb περιμένουν?