Η φυσική χρειάζεται μαθηματικά.

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Breakdown of Η φυσική χρειάζεται μαθηματικά.

• τα μαθηματικά: the mathematics
• η φυσική: physics

Questions & Answers about Η φυσική χρειάζεται μαθηματικά.

Why is there η before φυσική?

Η is the definite article meaning the.

So η φυσική means physics as a school subject or field of study, literally the physics.

A few useful details:

• η is the article for feminine singular nouns in the nominative case.
• φυσική is treated as a feminine singular noun here.

Greek often uses the definite article in places where English does not. So even though English usually just says Physics, Greek often says η φυσική.

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Why is φυσική feminine?

Because the noun φυσική comes from the adjective φυσικός / φυσική / φυσικό, meaning physical or natural, and in Modern Greek it is also used as a noun meaning physics.

As a subject name, it has become a feminine noun:

• η φυσική = physics
• η χημεία = chemistry
• η βιολογία = biology

So this is something you mostly learn as part of the word itself: φυσική is simply a feminine noun meaning physics.

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