Notes On Koine Greek: Part 12

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1) Memorizing Suffix Morphemes: So far, I’ve looked at 4 sets of suffix

morphemes or “paradigms”. In learning how these work, I’ve also started to
really familiarize myself with them. However, I find that I still need to do a bit
more memorization. So, here and in the following 3 “Notes” I want to share some
creative ways that I memorize the varying suffix morphemes in their respective
paradigms.
2) Present-Future Active Indicative Suffix Morphemes:

SG PL Tip #1: One thing that I am beginning to find helpful

w men for memorizing different suffix morphemes is the way
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that I set up my tables. So as to keep from getting my
2 eij te verb & noun tables confused, I have started setting up
ei my verb tables in a 3x3 fashion whereas my noun tables
3 ousi (n) are built in a 2x9 fashion (see previous notes for
examples).

Tip #2: I am in large part, a visual learner. So,

Tip #3: Perhaps the following image
visual aids or cartoons or stories with odd or vivid
is something that will help you intern-
images that I can see or hear help me a lot, even
alize the Present Active Indicative suffix
ones that I can imagine in my head. For example,
morphemes:
this is a vivid story I made up and is something I
find helpful. You try it: In your mind’s eye,
visualize a present sitting still under a Christmas
tree. All of a sudden, it becomes VERY active.
It starts rattling and shaking and steaming and
then it burst open and a bunch of purple Os with
mullets and Aces come running out. They are
charging like Indians throwing the Aces and
chanting “eh, eh, eh”. All of a sudden the purple
Os turn into giant purple men. No longer can
they chant, now they are stuck stuttering: “teh
teh, teh”. I thought I was alone in seeing all of
these until I looked in the doorway and saw a
bunch of kids with green Mohawks saying
“ewww, see”. | Now, to see if it worked, without
looking at this paragraph, try to tell the story
back. If you can, you’ve also memorized the Source: Visual Greek
Present Active Indicative and its Suffix
Morphemes.