Ο καταπέλτης ανοίγει στο κατάστρωμα.

The vehicle ramp opens onto the deck.

Breakdown of Ο καταπέλτης ανοίγει στο κατάστρωμα.

• ανοίγω: to open
• ο καταπέλτης: the vehicle ramp
• το κατάστρωμα: the deck

Questions & Answers about Ο καταπέλτης ανοίγει στο κατάστρωμα.

Why is there ο before καταπέλτης?

Ο is the masculine singular definite article, so it means the.

So:

• ο καταπέλτης = the catapult

Greek uses the definite article more often than English does. In a normal statement about a specific thing, Greek usually includes it.

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What case is καταπέλτης, and why does it end in -ης?

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

It belongs to a common masculine noun pattern:

• nominative singular: ο καταπέλτης
• genitive singular: του καταπέλτη
• accusative singular: τον καταπέλτη

So the ending -ης here is not a special ending for this sentence in particular; it is just the normal dictionary form for this type of masculine noun.

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