No. 154 in Greek

οποίες

The Greek word "οποίες" means "which" or "whom" (feminine plural).

In a sentence

Οι φίλες μου, οι οποίες μένουν στην Ελλάδα, είναι πολύ φιλόξενες.
My friends, who live in Greece, are very hospitable.
Here, 'οποίες' acts as a relative pronoun referring to the subject ('my friends'). It provides additional information about them.
Αυτές είναι οι φωτογραφίες τις οποίες σου είχα δείξει.
These are the photos I had shown you.
In this sentence, 'οποίες' is used as a relative pronoun referring to 'the photos,' which is the object within the relative clause.
Πρέπει να κατανοήσεις τις αρχές στις οποίες βασίζεται η θεωρία.
You must understand the principles on which the theory is based.
'Οποίες' here functions within a prepositional phrase to specify the principles, demonstrating its adaptability in usage dependent on sentence structure.

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