Το έπιπλο είναι ογκώδες.

to be

Breakdown of Το έπιπλο είναι ογκώδες.

• το έπιπλο: the piece of furniture
• ογκώδης: bulky

Questions & Answers about Το έπιπλο είναι ογκώδες.

What does each word in Το έπιπλο είναι ογκώδες do?

• Το = the
• έπιπλο = piece of furniture / furniture item
• είναι = is
• ογκώδες = bulky, cumbersome, voluminous

So the structure is very straightforward: article + noun + is + adjective.

Why is it το έπιπλο and not some other form of the?

Because έπιπλο is a neuter singular noun in Greek. The definite article must match the noun’s gender, number, and case.

Here, το is the neuter singular nominative form of the.

Greek articles change form:

• ο for many masculine nouns
• η for many feminine nouns
• το for many neuter nouns

Since έπιπλο is neuter, Greek uses το.

Why is έπιπλο neuter? Does that mean the object is somehow gendered?