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- Το = the
- παζάρι = market, bazaar, or sometimes street market
- είναι = is
- ανοιχτό = open
- σήμερα = today
So the sentence is literally: The market is open today.
Because παζάρι is a neuter noun in Greek.
Greek nouns have grammatical gender:
- ο for masculine
- η for feminine
- το for neuter
Since παζάρι is neuter singular, it takes:
- το παζάρι
This also affects the form of adjectives used with it.
Ανοιχτό is the neuter singular form of the adjective open.
It matches παζάρι, which is also neuter singular.
Compare:
- ο δρόμος είναι ανοιχτός = the road is open
- η πόρτα είναι ανοιχτή = the door is open
- το παζάρι είναι ανοιχτό = the market is open
So the ending changes to agree with the noun’s gender and number.