τά

definite article (neuter nominative... definite article (neuter nominative/accusative plural form of ὁ, ἡ, τό)
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Definition

Neuter plural nominative/accusative of the definite article **ὁ, ἡ, τό**: “the (things),” used either as an article with a noun (“the …”) or substantively for “the things/what,” and often in set phrases (e.g. **τὰ μέν … τὰ δέ** “on the one hand … on the other”).

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Grammatical Analysis

"τά"

Possible analyses: [{'type': 'definite_article', 'lemma': 'ὁ, ἡ, τό', 'case': 'nominative or accusative', 'number': 'plural', 'gender': 'neuter', 'function': 'definite article; often also used substantively (“the things”)'}, {'type': 'demonstrative_pronoun', 'lemma': 'οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο', 'pronoun_type': 'demonstrative', 'case': 'nominative or accusative', 'number': 'plural', 'gender': 'neuter', 'function': 'demonstrative (“these things”); accent and lack of aspirate reflect enclitic-type neuter plural form'}]

Notes: τά as written (with acute) is formally identical for nominative and accusative neuter plural. Context is required to decide between article τά and demonstrative pronoun τά (= ταῦτα, neut. pl.).

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