Το πικάπ έχει σκουριά αλλά λειτουργεί.

The record player has rust but works.

Breakdown of Το πικάπ έχει σκουριά αλλά λειτουργεί.

• έχω: to have
• αλλά: but
• λειτουργώ: to work
• το πικάπ: the record player

Questions & Answers about Το πικάπ έχει σκουριά αλλά λειτουργεί.

Why is there το before πικάπ?

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

Greek nouns normally have grammatical gender, and πικάπ is treated as neuter, so you say:

• το πικάπ = the record player / the turntable

Even though πικάπ is a loanword and does not change its form, the article still shows its gender and number.

Is πικάπ really a Greek word? Does it change form?

Πικάπ is a loanword, used in Modern Greek for record player / turntable.

It is usually treated as an indeclinable neuter noun, which means the noun itself often stays the same instead of taking different endings. So the article does a lot of the grammatical work:

• το πικάπ = the record player
• του πικάπ = of the record player
• τα πικάπ = the record players

This is common with borrowed words in Greek.

Why is it έχει?

Έχει is the 3rd person singular present form of έχω = to have.

The subject is το πικάπ, which is it, so Greek uses the he/she/it form:

• έχω = I have
• έχεις = you have
• έχει = he/she/it has

So:

• Το πικάπ έχει σκουριά = The record player has rust