Η εξουσία αλλάζει τους ανθρώπους.

Power changes people.

Breakdown of Η εξουσία αλλάζει τους ανθρώπους.

• ο άνθρωπος: the person
• αλλάζω: to change
• η εξουσία: authority; power

Questions & Answers about Η εξουσία αλλάζει τους ανθρώπους.

How do you pronounce Η εξουσία αλλάζει τους ανθρώπους?

A good approximation is:

ee ex-oo-SEE-a al-LA-zee toos an-THRO-poos

A few useful notes:

• Η sounds like ee
• θ in ανθρώπους sounds like th in think
• the stressed syllables are marked by the accents:
  • εξουσία
  • αλλάζει
  • ανθρώπους

So the rhythm is roughly:

ee ex-oo-SEE-a al-LA-zee toos an-THRO-poos

What does each word do in the sentence?

Word by word:

• Η = the for a feminine singular noun
• εξουσία = power or authority
• αλλάζει = changes
• τους = the for a masculine plural noun in the accusative
• ανθρώπους = people / humans in the accusative plural

So grammatically:

• Η εξουσία is the subject
• αλλάζει is the verb
• τους ανθρώπους is the direct object

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