Questions & Answers about Ο συναγερμός πυρκαγιάς λειτουργεί.
A natural word-by-word breakdown is:
- Ο = the
- συναγερμός = alarm
- πυρκαγιάς = of fire / fire
- λειτουργεί = works / is functioning / operates
So the whole sentence means The fire alarm works or The fire alarm is functioning.
Ο is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.
It agrees with συναγερμός, which is a masculine singular noun. In Greek, articles change form depending on gender, number, and case.
Here:
- ο συναγερμός = the alarm
You cannot use just one form of the for every noun in Greek, the way you do in English.