"Ground" (noun) in Greek

In Greek, "Ground" (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

(n) Edafos

Using the Greek alphabet, it is written as:

(n) Έδαφος

(Editor's note: Fundamentally, "Ground" is Edafos. But in day-to-day speech, Kato is most commonly used, which means "Down".)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
"Miss, you dropped something on the ground."

Despoins, sas epese kati kato.

Δεσποινίς, σας έπεσε κάτι κάτω.

 
"Can you touch the ground without bending your knees?"

Mporeis na aggikseis to edafos xoris na ligiseis ta gonata sou?

Μπορείς να αγγίξεις το έδαφος χωρίς να λυγίσεις τα γόνατα σου;

 
"Have you ever slept on the ground before?"

Exeis koimithei pote ksana kato?

Έχεις κοιμηθεί ποτέ ξανά κάτω;

 
"Why are they lying on the ground?"

Giati ksaplonoun kato?

Γιατί ξαπλώνουν κάτω;

 
"I found this on the ground."

Vrika afto kato.

Βρήκα αυτό κάτω.
 

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