μετά (metá)

English: after

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun

Genderneuter

Casenominative

NumberSingular

About μετά

As a noun, μετά is of the neuter gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: με‧τά

Definitions & Examples

adverb:
afterwards, later
Examples:
- Θα το συζητήσουμε μετά. (Tha to syzitísoume metá.) — We will discuss it later.
adverb:
(with από and accusative): after
Examples:
- Μετά από πέντε λεπτά, ήρθε το λεωφορείο. (Metá apó pénte leptá, írthe to leoforeío.) — After five minutes the bus came.
preposition:
after [with accusative]
Examples:
- Μετά το δείπνο, έπεσα για ύπνο. (Metá to deípno, épesa gia ýpno.) — After dinner I went to sleep.
- Το γράμμα βήτα έρχεται μετά το άλφα. (To grámma víta érchetai metá to álfa.) — The letter beta comes after alpha.
preposition:
with (accompanying) [with genitive]
Examples:
- Ήλθε μετά της συζύγου του. (Ílthe metá tis syzýgou tou.) — He came with his wife
preposition:
with (manner) [with genitive]
Examples:
- μετά τιμής (metá timís) — yours sincerely

Declension Table

neuter noun

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	μετά	μετά
genitive	μετά	μετά
accusative	μετά	μετά
vocative	μετά	μετά

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