Breakdown of Τα οικονομικά της οικογένειας βελτιώθηκαν.
η οικογένεια
the family
βελτιώνομαι
to improve
τα οικονομικά
finances
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Questions & Answers about Τα οικονομικά της οικογένειας βελτιώθηκαν.
What does τα οικονομικά mean here? Is it economics or finances?
Here τα οικονομικά means the finances / the financial situation / the financial affairs.
The word οικονομικά can mean different things depending on context:
- economics as a school subject or academic field
- finances or money matters in everyday use
In Τα οικονομικά της οικογένειας, it clearly means the family’s finances.
Why is there a τα at the beginning?
Τα is the definite article (the) in the neuter plural.
It matches οικονομικά, which is also neuter plural:
- το οικονομικό = the financial matter / the economic one
- τα οικονομικά = the finances / the financial matters
So τα οικονομικά literally looks like the financial things/matters, but in natural English we usually say the finances.
Why is οικονομικά plural?