Ο εξοπλισμός είναι καινούριος.

to be

Breakdown of Ο εξοπλισμός είναι καινούριος.

• καινούριος: new
• ο εξοπλισμός: equipment

Questions & Answers about Ο εξοπλισμός είναι καινούριος.

Why is it ο εξοπλισμός and not το εξοπλισμός?

Because εξοπλισμός is a masculine noun in Greek.

Greek nouns have grammatical gender, and the definite article must match the noun’s gender, number, and case.

• ο = masculine singular nominative
• η = feminine singular nominative
• το = neuter singular nominative

So:

• ο εξοπλισμός = the equipment

Even though equipment is not biologically male, Greek grammatical gender is not the same as natural gender.

What form is εξοπλισμός here?

It is nominative singular.

In this sentence, εξοπλισμός is the subject, so it appears in the nominative case:

• Ο εξοπλισμός = the equipment
• είναι = is
• καινούριος = new

So the basic structure is:

subject + verb + adjective

Why is καινούριος masculine?