Η ζώνη ελεγχόμενης στάθμευσης έχει θέσεις κατοίκων.

to have

Breakdown of Η ζώνη ελεγχόμενης στάθμευσης έχει θέσεις κατοίκων.

• η ζώνη ελεγχόμενης στάθμευσης: the controlled parking zone
• η θέση κατοίκου: the residents-only parking space

Questions & Answers about Η ζώνη ελεγχόμενης στάθμευσης έχει θέσεις κατοίκων.

What is Η doing at the beginning of the sentence?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, equivalent to the.

It matches ζώνη, which is a feminine singular noun:

• η ζώνη = the zone

So Η ζώνη is simply the zone.

Greek articles change for:

• gender
• number
• case

Here it is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

because ζώνη is the subject of the sentence.

Why is it η ζώνη and not η ζώνης?

Because ζώνη is the subject, so it must be in the nominative case.

In dictionary form, the noun is:

• η ζώνη = the zone

The form ζώνης is genitive singular, meaning something like of the zone.

So:

• η ζώνη = the zone
• της ζώνης = of the zone

In this sentence, the zone is doing the having, so nominative ζώνη is required.

Why are ελεγχόμενης στάθμευσης in the genitive?