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I encounter phrases like:

τον άνθρωπο

το φόβο

την Κυριακή

τη μέρα

etc

Can you explain when do we keep and when do we ommit the "ν" from the articles?
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The article has a trailing “ν” when the following word starts with :
a vowel
the consonants κ, π or τ
a consonant digraph that contains one of the above consonants (for example γκ, μπ).

examples:
τον άνθρωπο
την ημέρα
την Τετάρτη
την Πέμπτη
την Κυριακή

το φόβο
τη μέρα
τη ζωή
τη Δέσποινα
τη φορά
τη μπάλα

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasiliki Baskou, Instructor/Director, https://learn-greek-online.com.

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