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For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, Greece struggled with —a linguistic divide between two versions of the language:
Ancient Greek was highly inflected, utilizing the "dual" number (for pairs) and the "optative" mood (for wishes), both of which are absent in Modern Greek. The "dative" case, once vital for expressing "to" or "for," was eventually replaced by prepositional phrases or the genitive case. For much of the 19th and 20th centuries,
A "purified" form intended to bridge the gap between ancient and modern, used in formal education and government. used in formal education and government.