ανεπαρκής (aneparkís)

English: insufficient

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Linguistic Information

Word Typeadjective
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About ανεπαρκής

Learn more about ανεπαρκής and how to use it correctly in Greek sentences and conversations.

Pronunciation

IPA: anepaɾˈcis
Hyphenation: αν‧ε‧παρ‧κής

Definitions & Examples

  • adjective:
    insufficient, inadequate, scarce (not as much as meets requirements)
    Examples:
    • Ο αριθμός ενδιαφερόμενων ήταν ανεπαρκής για να δημιουργηθεί νέο θέμα στο πανεπιστήμιο.O arithmós endiaferómenon ítan aneparkís gia na dimiourgitheí néo théma sto panepistímio.
    • The number of those interested was insufficient for a new subject to be created in the university.

Declension Table

neuter word

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeανεπαρκήςανεπαρκείς
genitiveανεπαρκούςανεπαρκών
accusativeανεπαρκήανεπαρκείς
vocativeανεπαρκήςανεπαρκείς

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ανεπαρκής appears in different grammatical contexts.

Derived Terms

  • ανεπαρκώς (aneparkós)"Grek"