Ρώτησε τον ειδικό.

Here Ρώτησε is the aorist imperative of the verb ρωτάω / ρωτώ (to ask).

So in this sentence, it means:

• Ask!

Greek often uses the aorist imperative for a simple, complete action: ask once / go ask.

A useful thing to know is that ρώτησε can also be a past tense form in other contexts, meaning he/she asked. So by itself, it is technically ambiguous. In this sentence, though, the intended meaning is clearly the command Ask the expert.

The dictionary form is usually given as:

• ρωτάω or ρωτώ = to ask

From that verb, you get:

• ρώτησα = I asked
• ρώτησε = ask! or he/she asked, depending on context

So Ρώτησε is not the basic dictionary form; it is an inflected form of ρωτάω / ρωτώ.

τον is the masculine singular accusative definite article, meaning the in this sentence.

Greek uses articles much more visibly than English because the article changes to match:

• gender
• number
• case

Here:

• τον = masculine singular accusative
• ειδικό = masculine singular accusative

Because the expert is the direct object of ask, Greek puts it in the accusative case.

So:

• ο ειδικός = the expert (subject form / nominative)
• τον ειδικό = the expert (object form / accusative)

Because the noun is in the accusative case, not the nominative.

The basic form is:

• ο ειδικός = the expert

But after a verb like ask, the person being asked is the direct object, so Greek changes the form:

• τον ειδικό = the expert

This is a very common pattern for masculine nouns ending in -ος:

• ο φίλος → τον φίλο
• ο δάσκαλος → τον δάσκαλο
• ο ειδικός → τον ειδικό

So ειδικός becomes ειδικό in the accusative singular.

Yes, ειδικός is originally an adjective and often means:

• special
• specialized
• expert

But in Greek, adjectives can also be used as nouns when the meaning is clear.

So:

• ο ειδικός = the expert / the specialist

This is very natural Greek. English does something similar sometimes, but Greek does it more freely.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide is:

• Ρώτησε ≈ ROH-ti-se
• τον ≈ ton
• ειδικό ≈ ee-thee-KO

Putting it together:

• ROH-ti-se ton ee-thee-KO

A few pronunciation notes:

• ρ is a rolled or tapped r
• ω sounds like o
• th in ειδικό is like the th in this, not thin
• the stress is on:
  • Ρώ-
  • -κό

The form is written τον, with a final ν.

In actual speech, that final ν may be:

• clearly pronounced
• lightly pronounced
• less noticeable, depending on speed and the following sound

Before a vowel, or before certain consonants, it is often heard more clearly. In careful speech, learners should generally pronounce it.

So for learning purposes, it is safest to read:

• τον ειδικό

with the n included.

Ρώτησε τον ειδικό is the most straightforward, neutral order.

Greek word order is more flexible than English, so other orders are possible, for example for emphasis. But the neutral version is:

• Ρώτησε τον ειδικό.

Because Greek marks the object with τον and -ό, the grammar is still clear even if word order shifts more than it would in English.

For a learner, the best thing is to use the neutral pattern first:

• verb + object

Yes. Ρώτησε is the command to one person.

For more than one person, or for the polite/plural form, Greek uses:

• Ρωτήστε τον ειδικό. = Ask the expert.

So:

• Ρώτησε = singular command
• Ρωτήστε = plural or polite command

This is a very useful contrast to remember.

Greek has different imperative patterns, and with this verb you can encounter more than one command form depending on style and aspect.

The sentence uses the aorist imperative:

• Ρώτησε = Ask

This often gives the sense of a single, complete action.

Learners may also see present-based imperative forms in Greek verbs, but in everyday Greek the aorist imperative is extremely common for simple instructions.

So in this sentence, Ρώτησε is a very natural choice for Ask the expert.

Yes. The article and noun would both change to match the feminine noun.

Masculine:

• Ρώτησε τον ειδικό. = Ask the male expert / the expert

Feminine:

• Ρώτησε την ειδικό. = Ask the female expert

In real usage, Greek may also use other feminine professional forms depending on context and preference, but the key grammar point is that the article changes with gender:

• τον for masculine accusative singular
• την for feminine accusative singular