κανένας

Greek

Alternative forms

• κανείς m (kaneís) (less colloquial)

Etymology

From Koine Greek κανένας (kanénas), from Ancient Greek κἄν εἷς (kán heîs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈne.nas/
• Hyphenation: κα‧νέ‧νας

Pronoun

κανένας • (kanénas) m  may also act as a determiner

1. nobody, no one (not any person; the logical negation of somebody)

   Και τελικά δεν ήρθε κανένας. ― Kai teliká den írthe kanénas. ― And finally no one came.

   Δεν βλέπω κανέναν. ― Den vlépo kanénan. ― I cannot see anyone.

2. anyone, anybody

   Βλέπετε κανέναν; ― Vlépete kanénan; ― Can you see anybody?

   Ήρθε κανένας στο γραφείο; ― Írthe kanénas sto grafeío? ― Did anyone come to the office?

Declension

Inflection of κανένας (in singular form only)

	m·s	f·s	n·s
nominative	κανένας, κανείς1	καμιά, καμία3	κανένα, κάνα4
genitive	κανενός	καμιάς, καμίας3	κανενός
accusative	κανένα, κανέναν2	καμιά, καμία3, καμιάν1, καμίαν2,3	κανένα, κάνα4
1. For the usage of these two forms see their separate entries. 2. The final ν is added when used as a pronoun or, optionally, before vowels and the consonants: π, μπ, τ, ντ, κ, γγ, γκ. 3. These paroxytone forms are more emphatic. 4. The shortened form may be used colloquially when modifying a noun (ie behaving as a determiner).

Further reading

• κανένας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language