Η δημοτική αστυνομία ελέγχει τον κωδικό παράβασης.

The municipal police check the violation code.

Breakdown of Η δημοτική αστυνομία ελέγχει τον κωδικό παράβασης.

• ελέγχω: to check
• η δημοτική αστυνομία: the municipal police
• ο κωδικός παράβασης: the violation code

Questions & Answers about Η δημοτική αστυνομία ελέγχει τον κωδικό παράβασης.

Why is δημοτική feminine?

Because adjectives in Greek agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.

Here, αστυνομία is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:

• δημοτικός = masculine
• δημοτική = feminine
• δημοτικό = neuter

So η δημοτική αστυνομία means the municipal police.

Why is αστυνομία treated as singular when English police often behaves like a plural word?

In Greek, αστυνομία is a singular feminine noun referring to the police as an institution or force. That is why the verb is also singular:

• Η αστυνομία ελέγχει = The police checks/is checking

English and Greek simply handle this idea differently. English usually says the police are, but Greek says η αστυνομία είναι / ελέγχει, with a singular verb.

Why is there a Η at the beginning? Does Greek use the more than English?