CYPRIOT GRAMMAR

It’s all.
Κάπκοιος άλλος έσ’ει ούλον το κρίας.
Somebody else has all the meat.
9.1.12 Ότι, Οτιδίποτε(ς) = whatever
This is pronoun is quite straightforward but it is not inflected at all for genders, cases or numbers.
Ότι θέλεις έχω το.
Whatever you want I have it.
Οτιδίποτε εν τούτον.
Whatever this is
Έσ’εις ότι θέλει
You have whatever he wants.
9.1.13 Τίποτες/τίποτε/κουτσ’ίν = Nothing/anything
This pronoun is very simple to use. It’s never inflected for neither gender nor case nor number. It can be placed at all places in a sentence.
Εν χιέλω τίποτες/κουτσ’ίν
I don’t want anything.
Έσ’ει τίποτες να φάμεν;
Is there anything to eat?
Τίποτε εν έσ’ει.
There is nothing.
9.1.14 Κάπου = Somewhere
This is pronoun is also quite straightforward since it is not inflected at all for genders, cases or numbers. Note that when the word is placed
at the start of the sentence you imply that you do not know where however if you place it at the end of the sentence you are implying that
you know the location but you are reluctant to reveal where and thus you are trying to be vague.
Κάπου έναι
He is somewhere.
Επίεν κάπου
He went somewhere (where exactly you rather not say)
9.1.15 Κάπκοιος = Someone
This is pronoun is quite straightforward. Note that it is inflected for all genders, cases and numbers. Note that when the word is placed at
the start of the sentence you imply that you do not know who however if you place it at the end of the sentence you are implying that you
know the person but you are reluctant to reveal it and thus you are trying to be vague.
Κάπκοιος έν στην πόρταν
Someone is at the door.
Έσ’ει το κάπκοιος.
Someone has it. (who exactly you rather not say)
9.1.16 Μαγκόνας, μαγκομιά, μαγκόν = None, no one
This pronoun is very simple. It is emphatic in its meaning and it is always used at the start of the sentence. It is inflected for the accusative.
Almost never for the genitive and vocative. Due to its meaning there is no plural. For the corresponding pronoun for these cases look at
the pronoun in 9.1.16.
Μαγκόνας εν ήρτεν να με δεί.
No one came to see me.
Μαγκομιά γιενέκα έν ομορφόττερη μου.
No woman is more beautiful than me.
9.1.17 Κανένας, καμιά, κανέναν = Nobody, no thing ALSO Anyone, any (thing)
This set of pronouns is also very straightforward in its usage. It can be used at all places in a sentence and is inflected for all cases but has
no plural due to its meaning and nature.
Ααπάσε κανένας?
Does anybody love you?
Κανένας εν με ααπά/Εν με ααπά κανέας
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