LingoflyA quality out of a noun: -ικός
The suffix -ικός turns a noun into an adjective meaning "to do with this": η ιστορία (i istoría) → ιστορικός (istorikós) (historical), το (to) σπίτι (spíti) → σπιτικός (spitikós) (homemade). The same suffix sits behind English words in -ic and -ical. The adjective changes for gender as usual: σπιτικός (spitikós), σπιτική, σπιτικό (spitikó). For example: “Είναι (íne) σπιτικό (spitikó) γλυκό (glikó), όχι (ókhi) αγοραστό” — This is a homemade dessert, not a store-bought one. A rule from the Greek course: worked out…
How it works
The suffix -ικός turns a noun into an adjective meaning "to do with this": η ιστορία (i istoría) → ιστορικός (istorikós) (historical), το (to) σπίτι (spíti) (to spíti) → σπιτικός (spitikós) (homemade). The same suffix sits behind English words in -ic and -ical. The adjective changes for gender as usual: σπιτικός (spitikós), σπιτική, σπιτικό (spitikó).
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How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
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A quality out of a noun: how does it work in Greek?
The suffix -ικός turns a noun into an adjective meaning "to do with this": η ιστορία (i istoría) → ιστορικός (istorikós) (historical), το (to) σπίτι (spíti) → σπιτικός (spitikós) (homemade). The same suffix sits behind English words in -ic and -ical. The adjective changes for gender as usual: σπιτικός (spitikós), σπιτική, σπιτικό (spitikó).
What does it look like in a Greek example sentence?
“Είναι (íne) σπιτικό (spitikó) γλυκό (glikó), όχι (ókhi) αγοραστό” (íne spitikó glikó, ókhi agorastó) — This is a homemade dessert, not a store-bought one. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.