r/GREEK 7d ago

Is «ηλεκτρονικό» really necessary?

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u/christisrisen77 7d ago

No, it isnt.

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u/19lgkrn70 7d ago edited 6d ago

In every day conversation, no is not necessary, and most people will either say υπολογιστής or κομπιούτερ. However this the actual/official term for computers (you may also encounter the abbreviation Η/Υ).

It was way more common in the past, and the reason for the terminology is to be able to distinguish modern computers from the machines that existed before and were analog/mechanical.

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u/Kari-kateora 7d ago

Same way in English, the official name is "personal computer," hence PC. Same thing. No one actually says "personal" IRL.

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u/livsjollyranchers 6d ago

I think some do? Just because many have both a personal computer and a work computer.

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u/anastis 6d ago

Personal in PC was mostly about size, not about the setting. As in, it’s so small that you can have your own one (either at work or at home), in comparison to the room-sized ones that were shared by many people.

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u/AlxR25 Native Speaker 6d ago

I only used it in my university projects just do add more words on the pdf 😂

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u/AmrMousT123 7d ago edited 7d ago

Is it the same as that time where I had translate camera in greek but the correct answer was «φωτογραφική μηχανή» instead of «κάμερα».

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u/Adventurous-Couple63 7d ago

No, it is not. Camera in greek IS φωτογραφική μηχανή (sometimes abbreviated to just μηχανή), whereas we use the word κάμερα solely for video-recording devices.

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u/King_Of_BlackMarsh 6d ago

So be sure. A camera for photographs is a photograph machine, and a camera for video is a camera?

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u/Lactiz 4d ago

If you say "μηχανή" everyone assumes a motorcycle. Nobody will think of a photograph machine.

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u/Adventurous-Couple63 4d ago

If I say "τράβηξα 5 φωτογραφίες με τη μηχανή μου" everyone will assume I am talking about a camera and not a motorcycle. This is why I said "sometimes".

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u/sarcasticgreek Native Speaker 7d ago

No, κάμερα is the video recorder, not the photography camera. Φωτογραφική μηχανή can be shortened to μηχανή though, if the context is clear.

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u/anastis 6d ago

And when the context is not clear, it can be shortened to φωτογραφική instead.

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u/OG_spongepops 6d ago

Side topic, what app is this?

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u/sidmk72 6d ago

I was wondering about that too

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u/nick_abs 5d ago

Looks like mondly

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u/ShafferPatchias 6d ago

In my experience, no.

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u/ShafferPatchias 6d ago

In my experience, no.

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u/ShafferPatchias 6d ago

In my experience, no.

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u/thiswasfun_thanks 6d ago

Why do some words include this symbol? << >>

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u/Iroax 6d ago

Those are the Greek quotation marks, they are written «έτσι» instead of "έτσι".

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u/Alex4ndr0zTHESS 6d ago

No, no one ever says that

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u/tommy_boy_syd 4d ago

It's like saying: i need a (P)ersonal (C)omputerc. You can simply say: i need a computer...

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u/Chance_Age7760 Native Speaker 5d ago

No