Το μοντέλο είναι καινούριο.

to be

Breakdown of Το μοντέλο είναι καινούριο.

• καινούριος: new
• το μοντέλο: model

Questions & Answers about Το μοντέλο είναι καινούριο.

Why is there το before μοντέλο?

Το is the neuter singular definite article, so it means the.

Greek articles change for:

• gender: masculine, feminine, neuter
• number: singular, plural
• case

Here, μοντέλο is a neuter singular noun, so the article is το.

So:

• το μοντέλο = the model

Greek uses the definite article very often, and in this sentence it is completely natural and expected.

Why is μοντέλο neuter?

In Greek, every noun has a grammatical gender. Μοντέλο is a neuter noun.

That is why it goes with:

• το for the
• a neuter adjective form, here καινούριο

So the grammar is:

• το μοντέλο = neuter singular noun phrase
• καινούριο = neuter singular adjective

Even if a word refers to something that is not literally genderless, its grammatical gender still has to be followed in Greek.

Why does καινούριο end in -ο?