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Questions & Answers about Ο ανιχνευτής καπνού λειτουργεί.
Why is there an Ο at the beginning?
Ο is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.
In Ο ανιχνευτής καπνού λειτουργεί, ο goes with ανιχνευτής because ανιχνευτής is a masculine singular noun.
So:
- ο = the
- ανιχνευτής = detector
Together: ο ανιχνευτής = the detector
What does ανιχνευτής mean exactly?
Ανιχνευτής means detector.
It comes from a verb related to detecting / tracing / identifying something. In everyday usage, ανιχνευτής is used for devices that detect something, such as:
- ανιχνευτής καπνού = smoke detector
- ανιχνευτής μετάλλων = metal detector
In this sentence, it is the subject of the verb.
Why is it καπνού and not καπνός?