Ο πυροσβεστήρας είναι δίπλα στην πυροσβεστική φωλιά.

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Breakdown of Ο πυροσβεστήρας είναι δίπλα στην πυροσβεστική φωλιά.

• δίπλα: next to
• ο πυροσβεστήρας: the fire extinguisher
• η πυροσβεστική φωλιά: the fire-hose cabinet

Questions & Answers about Ο πυροσβεστήρας είναι δίπλα στην πυροσβεστική φωλιά.

Why does the sentence start with Ο?

Ο is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

In Greek, nouns normally appear with an article much more often than in English. So:

• ο πυροσβεστήρας = the fire extinguisher

The article has to match the noun’s gender, number, and case.

Why is πυροσβεστήρας masculine?

Greek nouns have grammatical gender, and πυροσβεστήρας is a masculine noun.

That is why it takes the masculine article ο:

• ο πυροσβεστήρας

Many masculine nouns end in -ας, though that ending does not guarantee gender in every single case. In this sentence, you simply learn it as:

• ο πυροσβεστήρας = masculine noun meaning fire extinguisher

What does είναι mean here?