brave
Opposite:
💡 Memory tip: From γένος (birth, family), as in “genealogy”: noble-born, and so brave — γενναίος = brave.
“Είναι πολύ γενναίος στρατιώτης.”
He is a very brave soldier.
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“Είναι πολύ γενναίος στρατιώτης.”
He is a very brave soldier.
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“Η πυροσβέστρια είναι γενναία.”
The firefighter is brave.
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“Το παιδί ήταν γενναίο στον γιατρό.”
The child was brave at the doctor's.
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“Ο μικρός είναι πιο γενναίος από τον μεγάλο.”
The little one is braver than the big one.
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“Η Άννα είναι πιο γενναία από όλους μας.”
Anna is braver than all of us.
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“Το κουτάβι είναι πιο γενναίο από τη γάτα.”
The puppy is braver than the cat.
Superlative:
“Ο μικρός είναι γενναιότερος από τον μεγάλο.” The little one is braver than the big one.
Means exactly the same as the πιο form. Both are correct; the one-word form is a little more formal.
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“Είναι ο πιο γενναίος ήρωας της ιστορίας.”
He is the bravest hero of the story.
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“Είναι η πιο γενναία γυναίκα που ξέρω.”
She is the bravest woman I know.
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“Είναι το πιο γενναίο παιδί της τάξης.”
He is the bravest child in the class.
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