Such a removable letter

We had seen how to translate "the". There is a final "ν" which is removable sometimes for the singular/accusative case.

Masculine        Feminine

ο        οι           η         οι

του    των        της     των

το(ν)  τους       τη(ν)   τις

Let's see the rules:

The final "ν" is removable before a β γ δ ζ θ λ μ ν ρ σ φ χ

The final "ν" is kept before a voyel, a κ π τ ψ ξ or a combinaison (ντ, μπ...)

Eg. 1 removable

ο     Γιώργος

του  Γιώργου

το    Γιώργο

Eg. 2 kept

ο     Πέτρος

του  Πέτρου

τον  Πέτρο

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The same rules also apply for the final "ν"of δε(ν) which means "don't/doesn't".

Eg. 3 removable

δε μιλάω

δε θέλω

δε λέει

...

Eg. 4 kept

δεν είναι   

δεν ξέρω  

δεν καταλαβαίνω

δεν μπορεί

δεν πειράζει

...

To remember the 5 consonants before which the "ν" has to be kept, here is a mnemonic sentence: "KouPouTouPSouKSou"