Η ποινή τελειώνει αύριο.

The sentence ends tomorrow.

Breakdown of Η ποινή τελειώνει αύριο.

• αύριο: tomorrow
• τελειώνω: to end
• η ποινή: penalty; sentence

Questions & Answers about Η ποινή τελειώνει αύριο.

What does Η mean here, and why does it look like an English H?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, so here it means the.

It only looks like the English letter H. In Greek, this is the capital letter eta, and in Modern Greek it is pronounced ee.

So:

• Η ποινή = the punishment / the sentence

Why is ποινή feminine?

Because ποινή is a feminine noun in Greek. Greek nouns have grammatical gender, and the article has to match the noun.

Here the match is:

• Η = feminine singular nominative article
• ποινή = feminine singular noun

So Greek shows agreement between article and noun in gender, number, and case.

What case is η ποινή in?

It is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.

In Η ποινή τελειώνει αύριο, the thing doing the verb action is the punishment / the sentence, so Greek uses the nominative.

What form is τελειώνει?