Ο κηδεμόνας εξηγεί την αδικαιολόγητη απουσία.

The guardian explains the unexcused absence.

Breakdown of Ο κηδεμόνας εξηγεί την αδικαιολόγητη απουσία.

• εξηγώ: to explain
• ο κηδεμόνας: the guardian
• η αδικαιολόγητη απουσία: the unexcused absence

Questions & Answers about Ο κηδεμόνας εξηγεί την αδικαιολόγητη απουσία.

What does κηδεμόνας mean here?

Literally, it means guardian. In school Greek, though, ο κηδεμόνας often means the person officially responsible for the student, so in practice it can mean parent or legal guardian, depending on the context.

What form is εξηγεί?

It is the 3rd person singular present tense of εξηγώ (to explain).

So:

• εγώ εξηγώ = I explain
• εσύ εξηγείς = you explain
• αυτός/αυτή/αυτό εξηγεί = he/she/it explains

Here it matches the singular subject ο κηδεμόνας.

Why are there two different forms of the: ο and την?

Because Greek articles change according to gender, number, and case.

Here:

• ο = masculine singular nominative
• την = feminine singular accusative

So:

• ο κηδεμόνας is the subject
• την αδικαιολόγητη απουσία is the direct object

How do I know that την αδικαιολόγητη απουσία is the object?