Η δημοτική αστυνομία στέλνει την κοινοποίηση.

Because Greek articles change form depending on gender, number, and case.

In this sentence:

• Η = the for a feminine singular subject in the nominative
• την = the for a feminine singular direct object in the accusative

So:

• Η δημοτική αστυνομία = the municipal police as the subject
• την κοινοποίηση = the notification as the object

English mostly keeps the the same, but Greek changes it.

δημοτική is an adjective, and Greek adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here it describes αστυνομία, which is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective also appears in the feminine singular nominative form:

• masculine: δημοτικός
• feminine: δημοτική
• neuter: δημοτικό

That is why you see δημοτική αστυνομία.

No. In this sentence, δημοτική means municipal.

It comes from δήμος, which can mean municipality or local government area. So δημοτική αστυνομία means municipal police or city police, not democratic police.

This is a very common thing for English speakers to wonder, because δημο- can look similar to English words related to democracy.

In Greek, αστυνομία is a singular feminine noun. Grammatically, it behaves like a single institution or body.

That is why the verb is singular:

• Η δημοτική αστυνομία στέλνει = The municipal police sends / is sending

In English, police often takes a plural verb, especially in British English, but Greek does not work that way here.

If you wanted to talk about individual police officers, you would use a different noun, such as αστυνομικοί.

στέλνει is the third person singular present tense of the verb στέλνω, meaning to send.

So:

• στέλνω = I send
• στέλνεις = you send
• στέλνει = he/she/it sends

Here it matches the singular subject Η δημοτική αστυνομία.

Depending on context, the Greek present can mean:

• sends
• is sending

Greek often uses the same present form for both ideas.

The sentence has:

• Η δημοτική αστυνομία in the nominative case, because it is the subject
• την κοινοποίηση in the accusative case, because it is the direct object

So the structure is:

• subject: Η δημοτική αστυνομία
• verb: στέλνει
• object: την κοινοποίηση

This is a very standard Greek sentence pattern.

That is normal. Many feminine nouns in Greek, especially ones ending in -η, -ση, or -ηση, often have the same form in the nominative and accusative singular.

So you get:

• nominative: η κοινοποίηση
• accusative: την κοινοποίηση

The noun itself stays the same, but the article changes and shows the case clearly.

This is why the article is especially important in Greek.

Greek word order is more flexible than English word order because case endings and articles help show what each word is doing.

The sentence as written:

• Η δημοτική αστυνομία στέλνει την κοινοποίηση

is the most neutral, straightforward order:

• subject + verb + object

But other orders are possible for emphasis, such as:

• Την κοινοποίηση στέλνει η δημοτική αστυνομία

That would put more focus on την κοινοποίηση.

So the original order is natural and neutral, but it is not the only possible one.

There are two main clues:

1. The article

   • την is the accusative feminine singular article
   • that strongly marks κοινοποίηση as the direct object

2. The verb agreement

   • στέλνει is singular, and the natural subject is Η δημοτική αστυνομία

So even if word order changed, Greek grammar would still help you identify the roles.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ee thee-mo-tee-KEE a-stee-no-MEE-a STEL-nee teen kee-no-poi-EE-see

Main stress points:

• δημοτική
• αστυνομία
• στέλνει
• κοινοποίηση

A few helpful notes:

• η sounds like ee
• οι and ει also sound like ee in Modern Greek
• αστυνομία has four syllables after the initial a sound group: a-sty-no-MI-a
• στέλνει is pronounced as one word with the stress at the start

A natural reading is:

Η δημοτική αστυνομία στέλνει την κοινοποίηση.