Η έξοδος κινδύνου είναι κοντά στο κλιμακοστάσιο.

The emergency exit is near the stairwell.

Breakdown of Η έξοδος κινδύνου είναι κοντά στο κλιμακοστάσιο.

• είμαι: to be
• κοντά: near
• η έξοδος κινδύνου: the emergency exit
• το κλιμακοστάσιο: the stairwell

Questions & Answers about Η έξοδος κινδύνου είναι κοντά στο κλιμακοστάσιο.

What is the grammatical breakdown of this sentence?

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• Η = the for a feminine singular noun
• έξοδος = exit
• κινδύνου = of danger / emergency
• είναι = is
• κοντά = near
• στο = to/in/on the, here functioning as near the because it is σε + το
• κλιμακοστάσιο = stairwell / staircase area

So structurally, Greek is saying something like:

The exit of emergency is near the stairwell

but in natural English that becomes The emergency exit is near the stairwell.

Why does έξοδος take the article η if it ends in -ος?

Because in Greek, noun gender is not determined only by the ending.

έξοδος is a feminine noun, even though it ends in -ος, which many learners first associate with masculine nouns.

So:

• η έξοδος = the exit
• not ο έξοδος
• not το έξοδος

Greek has a number of feminine nouns in -ος, so this is something you mostly learn word by word.

Why is in the genitive?