Breakdown of Το ελικόπτερο προσγειώθηκε κοντά.
Questions & Answers about Το ελικόπτερο προσγειώθηκε κοντά.
Because ελικόπτερο is a neuter noun in Greek, so it takes the neuter singular definite article το.
In this sentence:
- το = the
- ελικόπτερο = helicopter
Grammatically, το ελικόπτερο is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.
A useful comparison:
- ο = masculine singular the
- η = feminine singular the
- το = neuter singular the
Προσγειώθηκε is in the aorist, which is the most common Greek tense for a completed event in the past.
Here it means landed as a single whole action.
So:
- προσγειώνεται = it lands / it is landing
- προσγειώθηκε = it landed
Greek often uses the aorist where English uses the simple past.